Crossword clues for antecede
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., from Latin antecedere "to go before" (see antecedent). Related: Anteceded; anteceding.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 To go before; to precede 2 To predate or antedate
WordNet
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.