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Precede

Prih-SEED

/prɪˈsiːd/

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precede

Dictionary meaning

Furnish with a preface or introduction.

Examples

  • I always precede my lectures with a joke.
  • Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands.

Synonyms: preface

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