predecease

[ pree-di-sees ]

/ ˌpri dɪˈsis /

verb (used with object), pre·de·ceased, pre·de·ceas·ing.

to die before (another person, the occurrence of an event, etc.).

Origin of predecease

First recorded in 1585–95; pre- + decease

Words nearby predecease

predatism, predator, predatory, predatory pricing, predawn, predecease, predecessor, predecidual, predella, predentin, predeposit

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Example sentences from the Web for predecease

Suppose she were to predecease—he would have the moon, and be unable to appreciate it.
Historic Oddities|Sabine Baring-Gould
Mr. Rich died in April, 1891, having arranged that his bequest should not lapse in consequence of the predecease of my father.
Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters|Charles Darwin
As a general rule, legacies given to persons who predecease the testator do not take effect; they are said to lapse.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4|Various
In the course of nature he was almost bound to predecease her.
She Stands Accused|Victor MacClure

If she should predecease the testator, then everything is left to his child or children.
The Lion's Share|E. Arnold Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for predecease

predecease

/ (ˌpriːdɪˈsiːs) /

verb

to die before (some other person)

noun

rare earlier death

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单词	predecease
释义	predecease [ pree-di-sees ] / ˌpri dɪˈsis / verb (used with object), pre·de·ceased, pre·de·ceas·ing. to die before (another person, the occurrence of an event, etc.). Origin of predecease First recorded in 1585–95; pre- + decease Words nearby predecease predatism, predator, predatory, predatory pricing, predawn, predecease, predecessor, predecidual, predella, predentin, predeposit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for predecease Suppose she were to predecease—he would have the moon, and be unable to appreciate it. Historic Oddities\|Sabine Baring-Gould Mr. Rich died in April, 1891, having arranged that his bequest should not lapse in consequence of the predecease of my father. Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters\|Charles Darwin As a general rule, legacies given to persons who predecease the testator do not take effect; they are said to lapse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4\|Various In the course of nature he was almost bound to predecease her. She Stands Accused\|Victor MacClure If she should predecease the testator, then everything is left to his child or children. The Lion's Share\|E. Arnold Bennett British Dictionary definitions for predecease predecease / (ˌpriːdɪˈsiːs) / verb to die before (some other person) noun rare earlier death Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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