precede

Definition

To go before, go in front of.

Etymology

From Middle French précéder, from Latin praecēdō, from prae- + cēdō.

Example Sentences

• "Cultural genocide precedes physical genocide."
• "But harm precedes not sin: onely our Foe / Tempting affronts us with his foul esteem / Of our integritie"
• "This is the custom of sending on a basket-woman, who is to precede the pomp at a coronation, and to strew the stage with flowers, before the great personages begin their procession."

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