precede

precede
\ \ [14] Precede is one of a large family of English words (including concede, proceed, succeed, and of course cede) which go back ultimately to Latin cēderego away, withdraw, yield’. In this case the ancestor was Latin praecēderego before’, a compound verb formed with the prefix prae- ‘before’, which English acquired via Old French preceder. Precedent [15] goes back to the Latin verb’s present participle, precession [16] to the late Latin derivative praecessiō.
\ \ Cf.CEDE, CONCEDE, PREDECESSOR, PROCEED, SUCCEED

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  • précédé — précédé, ée (pré sé dé, dée) part. passé de précéder. Qui a devant soi quelqu un. •   Et, précédé des jeux, des grâces, des plaisirs, Il vole aux champs français sur l aile des zéphirs, VOLT. Henr. IX..    Fig. •   Précédé au barreau par cette… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Precede — Pre*cede , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preceded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preceding}.] [L. praecedere, praecessum; prae before + cedere to go, to be in motion: cf. F. pr[ e]ceder. See {Pre }, and {Cede}.] 1. To go before in order of time; to occur first with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • precede — precede, proceed Note that precede, meaning ‘to go before’ is spelt cede, whereas proceed, meaning ‘to go ahead’, is spelt ceed …   Modern English usage

  • precede — ► VERB 1) come or go before in time, order, or position. 2) (precede with) preface or introduce (something) with. DERIVATIVES preceding adjective. ORIGIN Latin praecedere go before …   English terms dictionary

  • precede — I verb antecede, antecedere, antedate, antegredi, anteire, anticipate, be ahead of, come before, come first, forerun, go ahead of, go before, go in advance, go in front of, harbinger, herald, introduce, lead, lead the way, pave the way, pioneer,… …   Law dictionary

  • precede — (v.) early 15c., to occur before, from M.Fr. preceder, from L. praecedere to go before, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + cedere to go (see CEDE (Cf. cede)). Meaning to walk in front of is late 15c.; that of to go before in rank or impor …   Etymology dictionary

  • precede — [v] go ahead of antecede, antedate, anticipate, be ahead of, come first, forerun, foreshadow, go before, go in advance, guide, harbinger, have a head start*, head, head up, herald, in space, introduce, lead, light the way*, outrank, pace, pave… …   New thesaurus

  • precedé — Precedé, [preced]ée. part. pass. Il a les significations de son verbe …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • precede — [prē sēd′, prisēd′] vt. preceded, preceding [ME preceden < MFr précéder < L praecedere: see PRE & CEDE] 1. to be, come, or go before in time, place, order, rank, or importance 2. to introduce with prefatory remarks, etc. vi. to be, come, or …   English World dictionary

  • precede — verb ADVERB ▪ directly, immediately ▪ in the moments which immediately preceded the earthquake ▪ generally, often, typically, usually ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • PRECEDE — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index precede noun ancestor (2), ancestry, façade, face (2), front, future, lead, leader, precedence adjective …   English dictionary for students

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