Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Antecede \An`te*cede"\, v. t. & i. [L. antecedere; ante + cedere
   to go. See {Cede}.]
   To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass. --Sir
   M. Hale.

Source : WordNet®

antecede
     v : be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede
         bronze tools" [syn: {predate}, {precede}, {forego}, {antedate}]
         [ant: {postdate}]