predecease

predecease Definition

pre·decease (prē′dē sēs′, -di-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·ceased′, -·ceas′·ing

to die before (someone else)

predecease Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

sadly: His wife sadly predeceased him in 1997 but we send our sympathies to his son John, daughter Pat and their families.

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