ANTECEDE

predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate

(verb) be earlier in time; go back further; “Stone tools precede bronze tools”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

antecede (third-person singular simple present antecedes, present participle anteceding, simple past and past participle anteceded)

To go before; to precede.

To predate or antedate.

Synonyms

• (go before): forego; see also precede

• (predate): See also predate

Source: Wiktionary


An`te*cede", v. t. & i. Etym: [L. antecedere; ante + cedere to go. See Cede.]

Definition: To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass. Sir M. Hale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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