antedate [antedated, antedating, antedates](To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time) verb [UK: ˌæn.ti.ˈdeɪt] [US: ˌæn.ti.ˈdeɪt]
precede [preceded, preceding, precedes](go before, go in front of) verb [UK: prɪ.ˈsiːd] [US: prə.ˈsiːd]