Found 2 items, similar to antecede.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: antecede antecede v : be earlier in time; go back further; “Stone tools precede bronze tools” [syn: predate, precede, forego, antedate] [ant: postdate]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Antecede Antecede \An`te*cede"\, v. t. & i. [L. antecedere; ante + cedere to go. See Cede.] To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]