predecease

A verb used to indicate that one person dies before another, typically in legal or formal contexts.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour indiquer qu'une personne meurt avant une autre, généralement dans un contexte juridique ou officiel.

1. Die before someone C1 formal

   To die before another person, especially in the context of inheritance or family.

   • He predeceased his wife by several years.
   • The eldest son predeceased his parents in a tragic accident.
   • If a beneficiary predeceases the testator, the inheritance passes to the next in line.

   🇫🇷Décéder avant quelqu'un

   Antonymes: survive

• predeceased past participle
• predeceased past simple
• predeceasing present participle
• predeceases third person singular