antiquate

English

Etymology

From Latin antiquō (“make old”) +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).^[1]^[2]

Verb

antiquate (third-person singular simple present antiquates, present participle antiquating, simple past and past participle antiquated)

(transitive) To cause to become old or obsolete.
Synonyms: age, obsolete; see also Thesaurus:make older

Related terms

Translations

to cause to become old or obsolete

Finnish: tehdä vanhanaikaiseksi, tehdä vanhan näköiseksi, patinoida (fi)
Portuguese: antiquar

References

^ “antiquate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “antiquate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /an.tiˈkwa.te/
Rhymes: -ate
Hyphenation: an‧ti‧quà‧te

Adjective

antiquate

feminine plural of antiquato

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /an.tiːˈkʷaː.te/, [än̪t̪iːˈkʷäːt̪ɛ]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /an.tiˈkwa.te/, [än̪t̪iˈkwäːt̪e]

Verb

antīquāte

second-person plural present active imperative of antīquō

Adjective

antīquāte

vocative masculine singular of antīquātus

[1] “antiquate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

[2] Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “antiquate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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