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antedate, foredate

v. establish something as being earlier relative to something else

precede, come before

v. come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"

antedate, precede, forego, antecede

v. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

refrain, abstain, desist, abstain from, desist from, refrain from

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

shun, eschew

v. avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

refrain, forebear, forbear

v. resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"

carry, conduct, bear, behave, acquit, deport, comport

v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

suffer, endure, be subjected to

v. undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"

stand, be in some specified condition, be in some specified state

v. be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"

meet, suffer

v. undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"

stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

surrender, relinquish

v. relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another

renounce, abdicate

v. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

sacrifice, give

v. endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"

forfeit, render, give up, forgo, throw overboard, waive

v. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

abjure, recant, forswear, retract

v. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

lurch, abandon, desert, desolate, forsake

v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

swear off, promise to abstain from

v. promise to abstain from; "I have sworn off cigarettes altogether"

postdate

v. establish something as being later relative to something else

follow, postdate

v. be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday"

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