outmode

[ out-mohd ]

verb (used with object)

, out·mod·ed, out·mod·ing.

1. to cause (something) to go out of style or become obsolete.

verb (used without object)

, out·mod·ed, out·mod·ing.

1. to go out of style or become obsolete.

Word History and Origins

Origin of outmode¹

1900–05; perhaps from the phrase out of mode; compare French démoder

Related Words

• annul
• overrule
• repudiate
• set aside
• supplant
• usurp