antecede vs precede

antecede and precede both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
antecede	No	No	Yes	No
precede	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, antecede and precede are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of antecede include antedate, forego, forgo, predate.

antecede (verb)	precede (verb)
be earlier in time; go back further	furnish with a preface or introduction
	move ahead (of others) in time or space
	be the predecessor of
	be earlier in time; go back further
	come before