prologize vs precede

prologize and precede both are verbs.

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

As verbs, precede is a hypernym of prologize; that is, precede is a word with a broader meaning than prologize:

Other hypernyms of prologize include introduce, preface, premise.

prologize (verb)	precede (verb)
write or speak a prologue	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