precede
/prih-SEED/verbto come before in time, order, or position
“A moment of silence preceded the kickoff.”
- Synonyms
- antedate, lead, come before
- Antonyms
- follow, succeed
- Memory hook
- PRE-cede: goes PREviously — before.
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