Precede
Pronunciation : Pre*cede"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. praecedere, praecessum; prae before + cedere to go, to be in motion: cf. F. pr?ceder. See Pre-, and Cede.]
Definition : 1. To go before in order of time; to occur first with relation to anything. "Harm precedes not sin." Milton.
2. To go before in place, rank, or importance.
3. To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce; -- used with by or with before the instrumental object. [R.] It is usual to precede hostilities by a public declaration. Kent.
t. [imp. & p. p. Preceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Preceding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913