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antecede

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Antecede \An`te*cede"\, 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.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: predate , precede , forego , antedate ] [ant: postdate ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 To go before; to precede 2 To predate or antedate

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., from Latin antecedere "to go before" (see antecedent ). Related: Anteceded ; anteceding .

Usage examples of antecede.

Here blood had been spilled upon the ground, here obscene practices had been acted out, here monstrous entities had trod with evil intent--and not only recently, but extending back into unguessed time, perhaps into that time that anteceded mankind.

Here blood had been spilled upon the ground, here obscene practices had been acted out, here monstrous entities had trod with evil intent—and not only recently, but extending back into unguessed time, perhaps into that time that anteceded mankind.