precede

  • 21precede — [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 cēdere ‘go away, withdraw, yield’. In this case the ancestor was Latin praecēdere ‘go before’, a… …

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  • 22precede, proceed — Precede means to come before, to go in advance of. Proceed means to go forward, to carry on. Senator Blunt preceded his staff into the room and proceeded to justify his vote on the measure …

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  • 23precede vs proceed —   Precede is a verb that means to be or to go before something or someone in time or space.   For example: Ecological extinction caused by overfishing precedes other human disturbance to coastal ecosystems.   Proceed is a verb that means to… …

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  • 24precede vs proceed —   Precede is a verb that means to be or to go before something or someone in time or space.   For example: Ecological extinction caused by overfishing precedes other human disturbance to coastal ecosystems.   Proceed is a verb that means to… …

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  • 25precede something with — preface something with. → precede …

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  • 26precede / proceed —    The verb precede means to come or go before, in front of : The flower girl preceded the bride in the procession down the aisle.    Proceed means to move forward : Both the flower girl and the bride proceeded down the aisle at the same time …

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  • 27precede / proceed —    The verb precede means to come or go before, in front of : The flower girl preceded the bride in the procession down the aisle.    Proceed means to move forward : Both the flower girl and the bride proceeded down the aisle at the same time …

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  • 28precede — verb (preceded; preceding) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French preceder, from Latin praecedere, from prae pre + cedere to go Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to surpass in rank, dignity, or importance 2. to be, go, or come ahead or …

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  • 29precede — verb /pɹəˈsɪid,pɹɪˈsɪid,ˈpɹɪi.sɪid/ a) To go before, go in front of. b) To have higher rank than (someone or something else). See Also: precedence, precedent, unprecedented …

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  • 30PRECEDE — predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling causes in educational diagnosis and evaluation [model] …

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