predecease [
,pri:di'si:s]
- He left all his money to his wife without thinking that she might predecease him.
他把全部金钱都交给了妻子, 而没有考虑到妻子可能死得比他早.
predecease[ verb ]
die before; die earlier than
<verb.change>
She predeceased her husband
Predecease \Pre`de*cease\, v. t.
To die sooner than. ``If children predecease progenitors.''
--Shak.
Predecease \Pre"de*cease`\, n.
The death of one person or thing before another. [R.]
--Brougham.