preexist

verb
/ˌpriːɪɡˈzɪst/

Meaning

to exist beforehand or before something else

Example Sentences

These customs preexist the arrival of modern technology.

Synonyms

precede, antedate, predate, exist before

Antonyms

follow, succeed

Collocations

preexist in, customs preexist, traditions preexist

Related Vocabularies

To hinder, restrain, or prevent an action or process.
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to risk money or resources on an uncertain outcome, often in games of chance
To make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse.
To disappear or cause to disappear gradually.
to be required or obligated to

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