overlave

/ˈoʊvərleɪv/

Definitions

1. noun

a person who overlives or outlives someone else; one who survives a person or group.

“She became the overlave of her husband, outliving him by decades.”

2. verb

to survive someone, typically a loved one, by some margin of time.

“He overlaved his brother, living for nearly five years after his passing.”

Synonyms

  • outliver
  • survivor

Antonyms

  • decedent
  • predecessor