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outdate

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English

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Etymology

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From out- +‎ date.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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outdate (comparative more outdate, superlative most outdate)

  1. (UK, rare) Old-fashioned, out of date; outdated.

Verb

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outdate (third-person singular simple present outdates, present participle outdating, simple past and past participle outdated)

  1. (transitive) To make obsolete or out of date.
    This outdates everything that has come before it.
  2. (intransitive) To become obsolete or out of date.
    This product outdates four hours after preparation.
    The bedroom is too "themey" and this outdates in no time.
    • 1998, Dovid Rossoff, Where Heaven Touches Earth, page iii:
      The age of computers has outdated the quill forever.
  3. (MRAsian slang, Reddit slang) To date someone of a different racial group.
    Synonym: miscegenate
    • 2017 December 6, “The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Asian women and white worship.”, in r/aznidentity[1] (Reddit post), archived from the original on 3 January 2018:
      That's actually... not bad! IR [interracial] marriage rates are very similar to the rates of other minority men. We outdate just fine (out of those of us who manage to marry).

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References

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  1. ^ outdate, v.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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