antecede

Verb

Synonyms: predate precede forego forgo antedate

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

be earlier in time; go back further“Stone tools precede bronze tools”Synonyms: predate precede forego forgo antedate

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Antecede \An`te*cede"\, v. t. & i. [L. antecedere; ante + cedere to go. See Cede.] To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]