They may also cause nuts to shrivel or drop prematurely. Tandem warheads defeat reactive armour by causing the armour to detonate prematurely. This approach prevents an object from being discarded prematurely. Diaz expired in the last attempt when the bomb he planted exploded prematurely. These devices were very primitive and apt to prematurely explode. This is more likely to occur in patients that are immunocompromised or infants born prematurely. She is born prematurely and mentally disabled. Beane gave up football to avoid an injury that could prematurely end his baseball career. However Romo received a severe back injury in that game which prematurely ended his season. A rainstorm causes everyone to prematurely end their work. Champollion may have been wary of announcing results prematurely. Induction is a method of artificially or prematurely stimulating labour in a woman. The fan reaction caused Batista to turn prematurely heel. Pressured by the Huron Wendat to attack prematurely, the assault failed. Without treatment, persons with MEN2B die prematurely.