[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to be of older date than; precede in time:The Peruvian empire antedates the Mexican empire.", "predate(def1) predate(def1).", "to assign to an earlier date:to antedate a historical event.", "to cause to return to an earlier time:to antedate one's thoughts by remembering past events.", "to cause to happen sooner; accelerate:The cold weather antedated their departure from the country.", "Archaic.to take or have in advance; anticipate."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a prior date."]}]