precede

(v) be earlier in time; go back further
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
antecede, antedate, forego, predate, forgo,
(v) come before
- Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
predate,
(v) be the predecessor of
- Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands
come before,
(v) move ahead (of others) in time or space lead,
(v) furnish with a preface or introduction
- She always precedes her lectures with a joke
- He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
preface, premise, introduce,

antecede antedate forego predate forgo come before lead preface premise introduce

postdate follow come after succeed

precept precess

precedence precedency precedent precedented precedentedly precedential