'Precede' definitions:
Definition of 'precede'
(from WordNet)
verb
Be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate] [ant: follow, postdate]
verb
Come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" [syn: precede, predate]
verb
Be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands" [syn: precede, come before] [ant: come after, follow, succeed]
verb
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Definition of 'Precede'
From: 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
Synonyms of 'precede'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- announce,
- antecede,
- antedate,
- anticipate,
- be before,
- be early,
- be the bellwether,
- beacon,
- blaze the trail,
- break ground,
- break the ice,
- break the trail,
- come before,
- come first,
- create,
- forerun,
- foreshadow,
- front,
- get ahead of,
- get before,
- go ahead of,
- go before,
- go in advance,
- guide,
- harbinger,
- have priority,
- have the start,
- head,
- head the line,
- head the table,
- head up,
- herald,
- initiate,
- introduce,
- invent,
- kick off,
- lap,
- lead,
- lead off,
- lead the dance,
- lead the way,
- light the way,
- originate,
- outrank,
- outstrip,
- pace,
- pioneer,
- play first fiddle,
- precurse,
- predate,
- preexist,
- presage,
- proclaim,
- rank,
- rank first,
- rank out,
- rate,
- set the pace,
- spearhead,
- stand first,
- star,
- take precedence,
- take the initiative,
- take the lead,
- take the plunge,
- usher,
- usher in