Word: predeceased
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pre
de
ceased
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of predecease; die before; die earlier than
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; earlier in time.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: decease
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To die.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dēcessus
Language: la
Decoded: decessus
Meaning: departure
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.