prae-mŏrĭor, tuus, 3, v. dep., to die early or prematurely, to die (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I Lit.: aut ego praemoriar, primoque exstinguar in aevo, Ov. H. 8, 121: parte corporis velut praemortua, Suet. Gram. 3.—
II Trop., to decay : praemoritur visus, auditus, decays , fails , Plin. 7, 50, 51, § 168.
III —Hence, prae-mortŭus , a, um, P. a., dead.
A Lit.: jacuere, velut praemortua, membra, Ov. Am. 3, 7, 65.—
B Trop.: pudor praemortuus, Liv. 3, 72, 5: vires, Quint. Decl. 12, 7.