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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024an•ti•quated /ˈæntɪˌkweɪtɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - obsolete or old-fashioned;
outmoded:replaced our antiquated computer system.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•ti•quat•ed (an′ti kwā′tid),USA pronunciation adj. - continued from, resembling, or adhering to the past;
old-fashioned:antiquated attitudes. - no longer used;
obsolete or obsolescent:The spinning wheel is an antiquated machine. - aged;
old:
an′ti•qua′ted•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: antiquated /ˈæntɪˌkweɪtɪd/ adj - outmoded; obsolete
- aged; ancient
ˈantiˌquatedness n an•ti•quate (an′ti kwāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -quat•ed, -quat•ing. - to make obsolete, old-fashioned, or out of date by replacing with something newer or better:This latest device will antiquate the ice-cube tray.
- to design or create in an antique style;
cause to appear antique.
- Medieval Latin antīquātus old, ancient, past participle of antiquāre to put in an earlier state, verb, verbal derivative of Latin antīquus; see antique
- late Middle English antiquat old 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: antiquate /ˈæntɪˌkweɪt/ vb (transitive)- to make obsolete or old-fashioned
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin antīquāre to make old, from antīquus ancient |