verb
- to go before in time; to precede
Usage: formal
Examples
- The Renaissance anteceded the Enlightenment by several centuries.
- Her arrival anteceded the start of the meeting by only a few minutes.
- The symptoms that antecede the disease are often overlooked.
- Ancient civilizations anteceded modern technology by thousands of years.
- The warning signs anteceded the economic collapse.
- His reputation for excellence anteceded his actual achievements.