1. A short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
   "The author's colleague wrote a glowing preface for the new edition";
   - foreword, prolusion

1. Furnish with a preface or introduction
   "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution";
   - precede, premise, introduce

Derived forms: prefacing, prefaces, prefaced

Type of: introduction, say, state, tell

Part of: text, textual matter

Encyclopedia: Preface