predecease

Meanings

• Verb

  To die before someone else; to pass away before another person.

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Antonyms

outlive , survive

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Variants

List of all variants of predecease that leads to same result
predecease , predeceased , predeceases , predeceasing

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'praedecessus', meaning 'going before' or 'preceding'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'predecease' is not commonly used in everyday language and is more commonly found in legal and literary contexts.

2. In some cultures, it is believed that if someone predeceases their spouse, the surviving spouse will be haunted by the deceased person's spirit.

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Related Concepts

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1. postdecease: The opposite of predecease, meaning to die after someone else.

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Culture

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In literature, 'predecease' is often used in the context of death and inheritance. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', the character Polonius says, 'My father murdered for my mother; my mother murdered for my father; they fell in their embrace: I am their only child.', implying that the father and mother predeceased each other.

How to Memorize "predecease"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person passing away before another person.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of dying before someone else.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the mnemonic 'P-redecease: P-assed A-way R-eally E-arly D-eath E-vent'.

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