outdate

[ out-deyt ]

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verb (used with object),out·dat·ed, out·dat·ing.

to put out of date; make antiquated or obsolete: The advent of the steamship outdated sailing ships as commercial carriers.

Origin of outdate

First recorded in 1640–50; probably back formation from outdated

Words Nearby outdate

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How to use outdate in a sentence

Critics of traditional textbooks have also complained some textbooks can be outdated by the time they’re printed.
The Old World (of Textbooks) Is Dying, and the New World (of Textbooks) Hasn’t Arrived | Jakob McWhinney | August 11, 2022 | Voice of San Diego
For years, we have seen billions in taxpayer dollars subsidize network deployments that are outdated as soon as they are complete, lacking in capacity and failing to replace inadequate broadband infrastructure.
100Mbps uploads and downloads should be US broadband standard, senators say | Jon Brodkin | March 4, 2021 | Ars Technica
So it leaves us hungry for more information and dependent on information that may be outdated by the time we get it.
Podcast: How a 135-year-old law lets India shutdown the internet | Anthony Green | September 2, 2020 | MIT Technology Review

British Dictionary definitions for outdate

outdate

/ (ˌaʊtˈdeɪt) /

verb

(tr) (of something new) to cause (something else) to become old-fashioned or obsolete

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