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Antedate vs Precede - What's the difference?

antedate | precede |

As verbs the difference between antedate and precede

is that antedate is while precede is .

antedate

English

Verb

(antedat)
  • To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time
  • To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date; to backdate

    • Synonyms

    * predate

    Antonyms

    * postdate

    Noun

  • Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
  • (obsolete) anticipation
    • (John Donne)
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    precede

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Verb

    (preced)
  • To go before, go in front of.
  • * Milton
    • Harm precedes not sin.
  • To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
  • * Kent
    • It is usual to precede hostilities by a public declaration.
  • To have higher rank than (someone or something else).

    • Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with proceed.

    Noun

  • (en-noun) Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay)

    • Related terms

    * precedence * precedent * unprecedented

    Antonyms

    * (go before) succeed

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