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单词 preexist
释义

preexist

verb

pre·​ex·​ist ˌprē-ig-ˈzist How to pronounce preexist (audio)
preexisted; preexisting; preexists

intransitive verb

: to exist earlier or before

transitive verb

: antedate

Synonyms

  • antecede
  • antedate
  • forego
  • precede
  • predate
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Example Sentences

an advanced Mesoamerican civilization whose apex and collapse preexisted the arrival of Europeans by hundreds of years
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Word History

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

preexist

verb

as in to precede
to go or come before in time an advanced Mesoamerican civilization whose apex and collapse preexisted the arrival of Europeans by hundreds of years

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • precede
  • antedate
  • predate
  • antecede
  • forego

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • succeed
  • follow
  • postdate
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