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Verb
S:
(v)
predate
,
precede
,
forego
,
forgo
,
antecede
,
antedate
(be earlier in time; go back further)
"Stone tools precede bronze tools"
S:
(v)
precede
,
predate
(come before)
"Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
S:
(v)
precede
,
come before
(be the predecessor of)
"Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
S:
(v)
precede
,
lead
(move ahead (of others) in time or space)
S:
(v)
precede
,
preface
,
premise
,
introduce
(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"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
preceding
(existing or coming before)
S:
(adj)
past
,
preceding
,
retiring
(of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office)
"a retiring member of the board"