devancer

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1)  to overtake, to get ahead, to surpass
 * 2)  to arrive earlier than (someone), to do (something before somebody else), to beat to the punch
 * 3)  to precede, to be ahead of (something in a list)
 * 4) to anticipate, to pre-empt
 * 1) to anticipate, to pre-empt