precede

Verb
Synonyms: predateforegoforgoantecedeantedatecome beforeleadprefacepremiseintroduce

WordNet 3.0

Verb (5)

  1. be earlier in time; go back further“Stone tools precede bronze tools”Synonyms: predateforegoforgoantecedeantedate
  2. come before“Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify”Synonyms: predate
  3. be the predecessor of“Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands”Synonyms: come before
  4. move ahead (of others) in time or spaceSynonyms: lead
  5. 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”Synonyms: prefacepremiseintroduce
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Precede \Pre*cede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Preceding.] [L. praecedere, praecessum; prae before + cedere to go, to be in motion: cf. F. pr['e]ceder. See Pre-, and Cede.]

1.To go before in order of time; to occur first with relation to anything. "Harm precedes not sin." --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2.To go before in place, rank, or importance. [1913 Webster]

3.To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce; -- used with by or with before the instrumental object. [R.] [1913 Webster]

It is usual to precede hostilities by a public declaration. --Kent. [1913 Webster] Precedence
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