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predeceased

predeceased is the simple past and past participle of predecease.

Meaning of predecease

Verb

predecease (third-person singular simple present predeceases, present participle predeceasing, simple past and past participle predeceased)

  1. (transitive) To die sooner than.
    • Husbands usually predecease their wives.

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Questions about predeceased

What is predeceased the simple past and past participle of?
Predeceased is the simple past and past participle of predecease.

Words near predeceased in the dictionary

  1. predebutante
  2. predebutantes
  3. predecarboxylation
  4. predecay
  5. predecease
  6. predeceased
  7. predeceaser
  8. predeceasers
  9. predeceases
  10. predeceasing
  11. predecess

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