goes before (verb) precede: go ahead of
Detalii: precede means to be earlier in time or come before, while proceed means to continue with one's activities or to follow a procedure or take a course
Sinonime: ablution,
absolution,
atonement, baptism, bathing,
catharsis, depuration, disinfection, distillation, expiation, expurgation,
forgiveness,
grace, lavation, laving, lustration, purgation,
purge, purifying, rarefaction,
rebirth,
redemption,
refinement, regeneration,
salvation, sanctification, washing
Antonime: adulteration,
corruption, dirtying,
pollution