antecede

v. go before; precede

Verb
1. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
(synonym) predate, precede, forego, antedate
(derivation) priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency

v. precede, go before

v. precede, antecede, forego

(v. t. & i.)
To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass.