the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > precede or come before [verb (transitive)] > anticipate or forestall > settle by anticipation (3)
preclude1610
transitive. To prevent (an action, event, situation) from taking place, esp. in advance; to remove the possibility of (an event, etc.) occurring…
foreclose1722
To close beforehand; to answer or settle by anticipation.