predecess
/ˌpriːdɪˈsɛs/rare
verb
[with object] To be the predecessor of; to precede.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Horace Walpole (1717–1797), author, politician, and patron of the arts. Either from pre- + classical Latin dēcess-, past participial stem of dēcēdere to depart, go away, or back-formation from predecessor.
- post-Victorian
- post village
- post-viral fatigue syndrome
- post-viral syndrome
- postvocalic
- postvocalized
- post-wagon
- post-war
- post-war credit
- postward
- post warrant
- Post, Wiley
- post-windmill
- postwoman
- post-worthy
- post-yuppie
- cognitively
- cognitive map
- cognitive prosthesis
- cognitive science
- cognitive scientist
- cognitive therapy
- cognitivism
- cognitivist
- cognizable