outdated
[ out-dey-tid ]
/ ˌaʊtˈdeɪ tɪd /
adjective
no longer in use or fashionable; out-of-date; outmoded; antiquated.
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Definition for outdated (2 of 2)
outdate
[ out-deyt ]
/ ˌaʊtˈdeɪt /
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to put out of date; make antiquated or obsolete: The advent of the steamship outdated sailing ships as commercial carriers.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First recorded in 1640–50; probably back formation from outdated
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British Dictionary definitions for outdated (1 of 2)
outdated
/ (ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd) /
adjective
old-fashioned or obsolete
British Dictionary definitions for outdated (2 of 2)
outdate
/ (ˌaʊtˈdeɪt) /
verb
(tr) (of something new) to cause (something else) to become old-fashioned or obsolete
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Word Origin and History for outdated
outdated
also out-dated, 1610s, "grown obsolete," from out + past participle of date (v.1). Out-of-date is attested from 1610s.
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