antedate vs precede

antedate and precede both are verbs.

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

As verbs, antedate and precede are synonyms defined as:

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

antedate (verb)	precede (verb)
establish something as being earlier relative to something else	furnish with a preface or introduction
be earlier in time; go back further	move ahead (of others) in time or space
	be the predecessor of
	be earlier in time; go back further
	come before