Answer:

antecedes

Answer	Crossword Clue
ANTECEDES	Serves as prologue to
ANTECEDES	Happens before
ANTECEDES	Comes before.

ANTECEDES	Goes before
ANTECEDES	Goes before in time
ANTECEDES	Goes in front of
ANTECEDES	Predates

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.