precede

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precede preceding

Main Entry: pre·cede
Pronunciation: pri-'sEd
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): pre·ced·ed; pre·ced·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French preceder, from Latin praecedere, from prae- pre- + cedere to go
transitive verb
1 : to surpass in rank, dignity, or importance
2 : to be, go, or come ahead or in front of
3 : to be earlier than
4 : to cause to be preceded : PREFACE
intransitive verb : to go or come before