Outrank

Verb

 * 1)  To be of a higher rank than.

Thesaurus
antecede, come before, come first, front, go ahead of, go before, go in advance, have priority, head, head the table, head up, kick off, lead, lead off, play first fiddle, precede, rank, rank first, rank out, rate, stand first, star, take precedence, usher in