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   precede

   /prɪˈsiːd/

   verb

   • 1. come before (something) in time: "a gun battle had preceded the explosions" Similar go/come beforego in advance oflead up tolead topave the way forprepare the way forset the scene forheraldintroduceusher inantecedepredateantedatearchaic:foregopreveneOpposite followsucceed
   • ▪ come before in order or position: "take time to read the chapters that precede the recipes" Similar go/come beforego in advance oflead up tolead topave the way forprepare the way forset the scene forheraldintroduceusher inantecedepredateantedatearchaic:foregopreveneOpposite followsucceed
   • ▪ go in front or ahead of: "he let her precede him through the gate" Similar go ahead ofgo in front ofgo beforego firstlead the way
   • ▪ preface or introduce something with: "he preceded the book with a collection of poems" Similar prefaceprefixintroducebeginopenlaunch

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French preceder, from Latin praecedere, from prae ‘before’ + cedere ‘go’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • E

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   • C

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   • E

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   • D

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   • E

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