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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•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 - to make obsolete, old-fashioned, or out of date by replacing with something newer or better:This latest device will antiquate the ice-cube tray.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
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