out-of-date

[ out-uhv-deyt ]

/ ˈaʊt əvˈdeɪt /

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adjective

gone out of style or fashion; outmoded; obsolete: out-of-date fashions; out-of-date ideas.

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Origin of out-of-date

First recorded in 1620–30

OTHER WORDS FROM out-of-date

out-of-dateness, noun

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How to use out-of-date in a sentence

Really, is it any wonder that fluoride should freak people out?
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For a while yoga and pilates classes were sought out at luxury gyms like Equinox.
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On Thursday, Garcetti ruled himself out of the race to succeed Boxer.
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Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
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Bessires was included because he would never win it at any later date, but his doglike devotion made him a priceless subordinate.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
And he was gone, and out of sight on the swift galloping Benito, before Father Gaspara bethought himself.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Liszt looked at it, and to her fright and dismay cried out in a fit of impatience, "No, I won't hear it!"
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for out-of-date

out of date

adjective, adverb (out-of-date when prenominal)

no longer valid, current, or fashionable; outmoded

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Other Idioms and Phrases with out-of-date

out of date

Too old to be used, past the point of expiration, as in This milk is out of date. [Early 1600s]

Old-fashioned, no longer in style, as in Dean has three suits but they're all out of date. [Early 1800s]