antiquate

American  

[an-ti-kweyt] / ˈæn tɪˌkweɪt /

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 to make obsolete, old-fashioned, or out of date by replacing with something newer or better.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

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antiquate British  

/ ˈæntɪˌkweɪt /

verb

1. to make obsolete or old-fashioned

2. to give an old or antique appearance to

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Other Word Forms

• antiquation noun

Etymology

Origin of antiquate

1400–50; late Middle English antiquat old < Medieval Latin antīquātus old, ancient, past participle of antiquāre to put in an earlier state, verbal derivative of Latin antīquus; antique

Example Sentences

Ouali criticized the regulations as antiquated and intended to benefit traditional media.

From Barron's

Theaters will become antiquated, and the demand for home theaters will skyrocket.

From The Wall Street Journal

Either way, the hodgepodge of conferences we have today is antiquated, a relic of a broken cable TV model.

From The Wall Street Journal

As Bill Plaschke waxes nostalgic, the rest of us slog down the 10 Freeway from Westwood, through downtown, up into the far northeast corner of L.A., to the antiquated monument that is the Rose Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times

Lowering your energy bills used to be a matter of switching from oil to natural gas or swapping out an antiquated AC.

From The Wall Street Journal