antiquate

English

Etymology

From Latin antiquō (“make old”) +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To cause to become old or obsolete.

   Synonyms: age, obsolete; see also Thesaurus:make older

Related terms

• antiquated
• antiquation

Translations

to cause to become old or obsolete

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

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

antiquate

1. 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

1. second-person plural present active imperative of antīquō

Adjective

antīquāte

1. vocative masculine singular of antīquātus