noun
Meaning 1
The death of one person or thing before another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
predecease
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Pronunciation
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/ˌpɹiːdəˈsiːs/
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rhymes with -iːs
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verb
Meaning 2
To die sooner than.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- Husbands usually predecease their wives.
- Frederick, Prince of Wales, predeceased his father and never became king.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
die before; die earlier than
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She predeceased her husband
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh2i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English decease English predecease From pre- + decease.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: prédécès — anterior death
- Italian: premorienza — anterior death
- Bulgarian: умирам преди (umiram predi) — to die sooner than
- French: prédécéder — to die sooner than