forgo vs precede

forgo and precede both are verbs.

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

As verbs, forgo and precede are synonyms defined as:

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

forgo (verb)	precede (verb)
lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime	furnish with a preface or introduction
do without or cease to hold or adhere to	move ahead (of others) in time or space
be earlier in time; go back further	be the predecessor of
	be earlier in time; go back further
	come before