antecede

an·te·cede

verb \ˌan-tə-ˈsēd\

an·te·ced·edan·te·ced·ing

Definition of ANTECEDE

transitive verb

: precede

Examples of ANTECEDE

1. <the 19th-century Pre-Raphaelites claimed to base their principles and practices on the Italian art that anteceded Raphael and other masters of the High Renaissance>

Origin of ANTECEDE

Latin antecedere

First Known Use: 1624

Related to ANTECEDE

Synonyms: precede, antedate, forego, predate, preexist

Antonyms: follow, postdate, succeed

Rhymes with ANTECEDE

aniseed, beating reed, beggarweed, bitterweed, bottle-feed, bugleweed, butterweed, carpetweed, centipede, chicken feed, copyread, cottonseed, cottonweed, crazyweed, double reed, Ganymede, giant reed, go to seed, interbreed, intercede, interplead, jewelweed, jimsonweed, locoweed, millipede, Nicene Creed, overfeed, pedigreed, pickerelweed, poppy seed, Port Said, pumpkinseed, quitclaim deed, retrocede, rosinweed, Runnymede, silverweed, supersede, thimbleweed, title deed, tumbleweed, underfeed, up to speed, waterweed