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precede

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  To  go  before  in  place  rank,  or  importance. 
 
  3.  To  cause  to  be  preceded;  to  preface;  to  introduce;  --  used 
  with  by  or  with  before  the  instrumental  object.  [R.] 
 
  It  is  usual  to  precede  hostilities  by  a  public 
  declaration.  --Kent. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  precede 
  v  1:  be  earlier  in  time;  go  back  further  [syn:  {predate},  {forego}, 
  {antecede},  {antedate}]  [ant:  {postdate}] 
  2:  come  before  "Most  English  adjectives  precede  the  noun  they 
  modify"  [syn:  {predate}] 
  3:  be  the  predecessor  of  [syn:  {come  before}]  [ant:  {succeed}] 
  4:  move  ahead  (of  others)  in  time  or  space  [syn:  {lead}]  [ant: 
  {follow}]




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