antecede

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: an=te=cede

CIDE DICTIONARY

antecede, 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]

THESAURUS

antecede

announce, antedate, anticipate, be before, be early, come before, come first, forerun, front, go ahead of, go before, go in advance, have priority, head, head the table, head up, herald, kick off, lead, lead off, outrank, pace, precede, precurse, predate, preexist, proclaim, rank, rate, stand first, take precedence, usher in