[{"word":"antedate","phonetic":"/ˈæntiˌdeɪt/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈæntiˌdeɪt/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Anticipation","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date; to backdate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To find earlier citational evidence for a term.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["backdate","foredate","predate"],"antonyms":["overdate","postdate","postdate"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/antedate"]}]