outmode
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of outmode
1900–05; perhaps from the phrase out of mode; compare French démoder
Example Sentences
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Investors’ fears that new developments in artificial intelligence will outmode software companies are now spreading to the private-fund managers that bet heavily on that industry’s future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Still, Rethink Robotics argues that its robots will only supplement their human counterparts, not outmode them.
From Time ● Mar. 19, 2015
The film champions the supreme might of man and machine working in unison, a combination that ultimately wins out over the soulless tech geekery which aims to outmode workers altogether.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2011
Navy prototypes for a network that will outmode all previous methods of air and sea navigation.
From Time Magazine Archive
John R. Montgomery Madison, Wis. "The Bugs Are Coming" mentions new effective pest-killing innovations but declares that the evolution of the insect will outmode the best of them.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some of them already feel outmoded by “AI natives” like you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
At the same time, Xi had to contend with an outmoded command structure that was seen as susceptible to corruption and ill-equipped to fight modern wars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Those institutions of democracy that fill Americans with so much outmoded pride served as inspirations to the world; that much is true.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2025
She’s deeply interested in why Sagan’s story has maintained its relevance, even if parts of it feel outmoded.
From Salon ● May 2, 2025
The concept of the door, of this thing that swung one way or the other, was outmoded.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
To keep pace with this new business, the largest U. S. bus line, Greyhound Corp., last week whelped the first 25 of a litter of 305 new busses, completely outmoding present standard equipment.
From Time Magazine Archive
Amateur enthusiasts had swept into town, breaking down long-laid plans, outmoding deals, making all estimates wild guesses.
From Time Magazine Archive
Competition's tropical-like growth stems mostly from the new economy's technological explosion, which is rapidly outmoding the methods, machines and products of only yesterday.
From Time Magazine Archive
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