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- verb transitive To appear publicly in front of someone superior.
- verb transitive to be of greater importance (than)
- verb transitive to be
judged , decided or discussed by authority. - verb transitive To
precede .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb be the predecessor of
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