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predecease
verb pre·de·cease \ˌprē-di-ˈsēs\
: to die before (someone)
pre·de·ceasedpre·de·ceas·ing
Full Definition of PREDECEASE
transitive verb
: to die before (another person)
intransitive verb
: to die first
— predecease noun
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First Known Use of PREDECEASE
1593
Rhymes with PREDECEASE
afterpiece, altarpiece, Annamese, Assamese, Balinese, Bengalese, Beninese, Bhutanese, Bolognese, Brooklynese, Cantonese, centerpiece, Ceylonese, Chersonese, chimneypiece, Congolese, Cremonese, diocese, directrice, ex libris, expertise, Faeroese, fowling piece, frontispiece, Gabonese, Genovese, Golden Fleece, Guyanese, Japanese, Javanese, Johnsonese, journalese, Lebanese, legalese, manganese, mantelpiece, masterpiece, Nepalese, Nipponese, of a piece, Pekingese, piece by piece, Portuguese, Siamese, Sikkimese, Sinhalese, timed-release, Timorese, Tirolese, verdigris, Viennese
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