antiquate
Americanverb
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to make obsolete or old-fashioned
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to give an old or antique appearance to
Other Word Forms
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; see antique
Example Sentences
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The state made its own luck by allowing its ferry fleet to antiquate and amass $270 million in deferred maintenance.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024
This splurge�raising the question of whether theater-shown films will some day antiquate much TV entertainment�will represent the biggest output of any Hollywood studio since 1951.
From Time Magazine Archive
It calls for payment of $8,000,000,000 from the U. S. Treasury to build $500,000-a-mile, crow-flight highways which would antiquate for express travel most existing routes.
From Time Magazine Archive
His first move in office was to antiquate newspaper files throughout the world by shaving his mustache and buying a new hat: a stiff, eminently correct black Homburg.
From Time Magazine Archive
A little peaceful study and development of submarines and aircraft will antiquate our present antidotes.
From Another Sheaf by Galsworthy, John
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