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Definition of predecease verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

predecease

verb
 
/ˌpriːdɪˈsiːs/
 
/ˌpriːdɪˈsiːs/
(law)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they predecease
 
/ˌpriːdɪˈsiːs/
 
/ˌpriːdɪˈsiːs/
he / she / it predeceases
 
/ˌpriːdɪˈsiːsɪz/
 
/ˌpriːdɪˈsiːsɪz/
past simple predeceased
 
/ˌpriːdɪˈsiːst/
 
/ˌpriːdɪˈsiːst/
past participle predeceased
 
/ˌpriːdɪˈsiːst/
 
/ˌpriːdɪˈsiːst/
-ing form predeceasing
 
/ˌpriːdɪˈsiːsɪŋ/
 
/ˌpriːdɪˈsiːsɪŋ/
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  1. predecease somebody to die before somebody
    • His wife predeceased him.
See predecease in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
previously
adverb
 
 
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