Definition of predecease Predecease

pre•de•cease

We found 7 definitions of predecease from 5 different sources.

What does predecease mean?

WordNet

Verb

predeceases, predeceasing, predeceased

predecease - die before; die earlier than; "She predeceased her husband"

buy the farm, perish, kick the bucket, give-up the ghost, snuff it, drop dead, decease, cash in one's chips, pop off, pass away, expire, exit, croak, conk, die, choke, pass, go leave quickly

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Wiktionary

predecease (Noun)
The death of one person or thing before another.
predecease (Verb)
To die sooner than.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

predecease (v. t.)
To die sooner than.
predecease (n.)
The death of one person or thing before another.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

predecease
prē-dē-sēs′, n. decease or death before some one or something else.—v.t. to die before

Part of speech

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predecease, verb, present, 1st person singular of predecease (infinitive).
predecease, verb (infinitive).
predecease, noun, singular of predeceases.