‘Private: for the hands of J. G. Utterson alone and in case of his predecease to be destroyed unread,’ so it was emphatically superscribed; and the lawyer to behold the contents.
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Predecease
/ˌpɹiːdəˈsiːs/
Synonyms for "predecease" (6 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Verb(2 words)
death before anotherdeath prior
Strong matches (1)
Verb(1 words)
decease before
Related words (3)
Verb(3 words)
die beforepass away beforepremortem event
Related word relations
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20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
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3 entriesdeath prior to distributiondeath prior to probatepremature death
Collocations
11 entriesdeath priorpredecease a relativepredecease a spousepredecease before otherspredecease clausepredecease eventpredecease in a willpredecease provisionpredecease someonepredeceased beneficiarypredeceased spouse
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Husbands usually predecease their wives.
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Frederick, Prince of Wales, predeceased his father and never became king.
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If children prædeceaſe progenitours, / VVe are their ofſpring and they none of ours.
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