Synonyms

antecede

American

[an-tuh-seed] / ˌæn təˈsid /

verb (used with object)

anteceded, anteceding

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

Shakespeare antecedes Milton.

antecede British

/ ˌæntɪˈsiːd /

verb

(tr) to go before, as in time, order, etc; precede

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Etymology

Origin of antecede

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

Example Sentences

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In them I learned much anteceding any reasoning whatever.

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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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