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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. die before; die earlier than;
- Example: "She predeceased her husband"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Predecease \Pre`de*cease\, v. t. To die sooner than. "If children predecease progenitors." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Predecease \Pre"de*cease`\, n. The death of one person or thing before another. [R.] --Brougham. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

predecease v 1: die before; die earlier than; "She predeceased her husband"