| precede | (verb) furnish with a preface or introduction | Synonyms: introduce, preface, premise |
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| (verb) move ahead (of others) in time or space | Synonyms: lead |
| (verb) be the predecessor of | Synonyms: come before |
| (verb) be earlier in time; go back further | Synonyms: antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, predate |
| (verb) come before | Synonyms: predate |
| precess | (verb) move in a gyrating fashion | - |
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| precipitate | (verb) separate as a fine suspension of solid particles | - |
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| (verb) hurl or throw violently | - |
| (verb) bring about abruptly | - |
| (verb) fall vertically, sharply, or headlong | - |
| (verb) fall from clouds | Synonyms: come down, fall |
| precis | (verb) make a summary (of) | - |
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| preclude | (verb) keep from happening or arising; make impossible | Synonyms: forbid, foreclose, forestall, prevent |
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| (verb) make impossible, especially beforehand | Synonyms: close out, rule out |
| preconceive | (verb) conceive beforehand | - |
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| precondition | (verb) put into the required condition beforehand | - |
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| precook | (verb) cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long | - |
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