predecease

pre·de·cease

verb \ˌprē-di-ˈsēs\

pre·de·ceasedpre·de·ceas·ing

Definition of PREDECEASE

transitive verb

: to die before (another person)

intransitive verb

: to die first

— predecease noun

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