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precede [v]
 
1)be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
    Synonyms :antecede antedate forego predate 
    See Also: antecedence  antecedent  precedence  case_in_point  follow 
 
2)come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
    Synonyms :predate 
    See Also: lie  precedence  precedent 
 
3)be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
    Synonyms :come_before 
    See Also: precedence  predecessor  come_after 
 
4)move ahead (of others) in time or space
    Synonyms :lead 
    See Also: go  precedence  follow  head 
 
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 :introduce preface premise 
    See Also: say  foreword  preamble  prologise 
 



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