Answer: antecedes

AnswerCrossword Clue
ANTECEDESServes as prologue to
ANTECEDESHappens before
ANTECEDESComes before.
ANTECEDESGoes before
ANTECEDESGoes before in time
ANTECEDESGoes in front of
ANTECEDESPredates
antecedesANTECEDE, to go before