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antiquate

[ an-ti-kweyt ]

verb (used with object)

antiquated, antiquating.
  1. to make obsolete, old-fashioned, or out of date by replacing with something newer or better:

    This latest device will antiquate the ice-cube tray.

  2. to design or create in an antique style; cause to appear antique.


antiquate

/ ˈæԳɪˌɱɪ /

verb

  1. to make obsolete or old-fashioned
  2. to give an old or antique appearance to
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • t·ܲtDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of antiquate1

1400–50; late Middle English antiquat old < Medieval Latin Գīٳܲ old, ancient, past participle of Գپ to put in an earlier state, verbal derivative of Latin Գīܳܲ; antique
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Word History and Origins

Origin of antiquate1

C15: from Latin Գī to make old, from Գīܳܲ ancient
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While an entire subsection of the U.K. population worried about their equal rights being stripped away by antiquated thinking and baseless conspiracy theories, Rowling sat back with a smirk.

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Even more disturbing, the cases were brought under an antiquated World War I era law called the Espionage Act of 1917.

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Experienced large-bus mechanics were tough to find, and so were the antiquated parts they needed.

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The only stipend in his line of work is the antiquated allowance that's given to the poet laureate.

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I have criticized the fact that many of those cases transpired under the draconian, antiquated Espionage Act and targeted government employees for alleged press disclosures made in the public interest.

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