From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Antecede \An'te*cede"\, verb (used with an object) & i. [L. antecedere; ante + cedere to go. See {Cede}.] To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass. --Sir M. Hale.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: {predate}, {precede}, {forego}, {antedate}] [ant: {postdate}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "antecede": announce, antedate, anticipate, be before, be early, come before, come first, forerun, front, go ahead of, go before, go in advance, have priority, head, head the table, head up, herald, kick off, lead, lead off, outrank, pace, precede, precurse, predate, preexist, proclaim, rank, rate, stand first, take precedence, usher in
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