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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