antiquated

[an-ti-kwey-tid]

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adjective

continued from, resembling, or adhering to the past; old-fashioned: antiquated attitudes.

no longer used; obsolete or obsolescent: The spinning wheel is an antiquated machine.

aged; old:

Origin of antiquated

First recorded in 1615–25; antiquate + -ed²

Related formsan·ti·qua·ted·ness, nounun·an·ti·quat·ed, adjective

Synonym study

See ancient¹.

antiquate

[an-ti-kweyt]

verb (used with object), an·ti·quat·ed, an·ti·quat·ing.

to make obsolete, old-fashioned, or out of date by replacing with something newer or better: This latest device will antiquate the ice-cube tray.

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

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

Related formsan·ti·qua·tion, noun

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Related Words for antiquated

ancient, archaic, outmoded, out-of-date, old-fashioned, antique, aged, dated, superannuated, outworn, antediluvian, elderly, hoary, moldy, obsolescent, old, fusty

Examples from the Web for antiquated

Contemporary Examples of antiquated

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Historical Examples of antiquated

A dry, antiquated woman, she greeted me with unexpected frankness.
Wilfrid Cumbermede
George MacDonald
Some of them are antiquated; not all are legitimate; the best have their drawbacks.
Introduction to the Study of History
Charles V. Langlois
"That theory is older than the discovery of the antiquated zipper," Spink orated.
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Joe Archibald
The close black felt bonnet was rusty and of antiquated shape.
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Remove the antiquated restrictions that enslave our daily actions.
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Milton Goldsmith

British Dictionary definitions for antiquated

antiquated

adjective

outmoded; obsolete

aged; ancient

Derived Formsantiquatedness, noun

antiquate

verb (tr)

to make obsolete or old-fashioned

to give an old or antique appearance to

Word Origin for antiquate

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

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Word Origin and History for antiquated

adj.

1620s, past participle adjective from antiquate (1530s) "to make old or obsolete," from Latin antiquatus, past participle of antiquare (see antique (adj.)). An older adjective in the same sense was antiquate (early 15c.), from Latin.