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PRECEDE
precede, preface, premise, introduce
(verb) furnish with a preface or introduction; “She always precedes her lectures with a joke”; “He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution”
precede, lead
(verb) move ahead (of others) in time or space
precede, come before
(verb) be the predecessor of; “Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan’s husbands”
precede, predate
(verb) come before; “Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify”
predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate
(verb) be earlier in time; go back further; “Stone tools precede bronze tools”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
precede (third-person singular simple present precedes, present participle preceding, simple past and past participle preceded)
(transitive) To go before, go in front of.
(transitive) To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
(transitive) To have higher rank than (someone or something else).
Usage notes
• Not to be confused with proceed.
• This word is commonly misspelt as preceed.
Synonyms
• (go before): forego; see also precede
Antonyms
• (go before): succeed; see also succeed
Noun
precede (plural precedes)
Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay)
Anagrams
• creeped
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*cede", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Preceding.] Etym: [L. praecedere, praecessum; prae before + cedere to go, to be in motion: cf. F. préceder. See Pre-, and Cede.]
1. To go before in order of time; to occur first with relation to anything. "Harm precedes not sin." Milton.
2. To go before in place, rank, or importance.
3. To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce; -- used with by or with before the instrumental object. [R.] It is usual to precede hostilities by a public declaration. Kent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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