precede vs antedate

precede and antedate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, precede and antedate are synonyms defined as:

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

precede (verb)	antedate (verb)
furnish with a preface or introduction	establish something as being earlier relative to something else
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