predecease vs croak
croak vs predeceasepredecease is not a noun while croak is a noun.
predecease and croak both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| predecease | No | No | Yes | No |
| croak | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
croak is a hypernym of
predecease; that is, croak is a
word with a broader meaning than predecease:
- predecease: die before; die earlier than
- croak: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Other hypernyms of predecease include
buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it.
| predecease (noun) | croak (noun) |
|---|---|
| a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog) |
| predecease (verb) | croak (verb) |
|---|---|
| die before; die earlier than | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
| make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath | |
| utter a hoarse sound, like a raven |
Words related to "predecease"
Words related to "croak"
- abort
- asphyxiate
- break
- break down
- buy it
- buy the farm
- cash in one's chips
- change state
- choke
- complain
- conk
- conk out
- croaker
- croaking
- croaky
- cronk
- decease
- die
- drop dead
- drown
- emit
- exit
- expire
- fail
- fall
- famish
- give out
- give way
- give-up the ghost
- gnarl
- go
- go bad
- grumble
- kick
- kick the bucket
- kill
- kvetch
- leave
- leave behind
- let loose
- let out
- murmur
- mutter
- pass
- pass away
- perish
- pip out
- plain
- pop off
- predecease
- quetch
- snuff it
- sound off
- starve
- stifle
- succumb
- suffocate
- turn
- utter
- utterance
- vocalization
- yield
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