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precede

/pɹiːˈsiːd/
noun
  1. Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay)

verb
  1. To go before, go in front of.

    "Cultural genocide precedes physical genocide."

  2. To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.

  3. To have higher rank than (someone or something else).

Synonymsforego
Antonymssucceed

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