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 to make obsolete, old-fashioned, or out of date by replacing with something newer or better.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

/ ˈæntɪˌkweɪt /

verb

1. to make obsolete or old-fashioned

2. to give an old or antique appearance to

Other Word Forms

• antiquation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of antiquate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of antiquate¹

C15: from Latin antīquāre to make old, from antīquus ancient

Example Sentences

Aside from staffing inadequacies, controllers have warned that antiquated technology has made their jobs more challenging.

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“When something goes wrong, you can have a runaway fire. They did a great job at getting it under control. But do we really want antiquated dirty energy in our communities?”

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Specifically, he is pushing back on the move by some jurisdictions to end the antiquated practice of cash bail.

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“We are encouraging programs to switch from low-fat dairy — which the antiquated Dietary Guidelines require them to promote — to full-fat/whole milk,” Kennedy wrote on X.

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And Republican leaders should remember that they, like many of us, are fathers and mothers and grandparents and rethink their hardline stance about the ludicrous, antiquated Second Amendment.

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