antecede

[ an-tuh-seed ]

verb (used with object)

, an·te·ced·ed, an·te·ced·ing.

1. to go before, in time, order, rank, etc.; precede:

   Shakespeare antecedes Milton.

antecede

/ ˌæntɪˈsiːd /

verb

1. tr to go before, as in time, order, etc; precede

Word History and Origins

Origin of antecede¹

First recorded in 1615–25, antecede is from the Latin word antecēdere to go before, precede, excel, surpass. See ante-, cede

Word History and Origins

Origin of antecede¹

C17: from Latin antecēdere, from cēdere to go

Example Sentences

In them I learned much anteceding any reasoning whatever.

From Project Gutenberg

Both schools united, however, in the conviction that DARKNESS—Erebus—anteceded all other created things.

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Theist and Agnostic must agree in recognizing the properties of Space as inherent, eternal, uncreated—as anteceding all creation, if creation has taken place.

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And when we consider the assurances given us, that these declensions were to antecede the universal prevalence of true religion; they may also serve to increase our hope.

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But the origin of the fable antecedes the destruction of Poseidonis by more than seventy thousand years, however incredible it may seem.

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Related Words

• anticipate
• foreshadow
• predate
• presage