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Ensue vs Precede - What's the difference?

ensue | precede |

As verbs the difference between ensue and precede

is that ensue is (obsolete|transitive) to follow (a leader, inclination etc) while precede is .

ensue

English

Verb

(ensu)
  • (obsolete) To follow (a leader, inclination etc.).
  • * 1596 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , IV.ii:
    • to ripenesse of mans state they grew: / Then shewing forth signes of their fathers blood, / They loued armes, and knighthood did ensew , / Seeking aduentures [...].
  • * Golding
    • To ensue his example in doing the like mischief.
  • *1603 , (John Florio), translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays , III.11:
  • *:Oh how many changes are like to ensue this reformation!
    • Give three freshmen six bottles of wine, and hilarity will ensue .

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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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