Meanings
verbantiquate (third-person singular simple present antiquates, present participle antiquating, simple past and past participle antiquated)
present singular third person antiquates · participle present antiquating · participle past antiquated · past antiquated
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Origin
- Latinantiquātus
- Englishantiquate
From Latin antiquātus, perfect passive participle of antiquō (“to make old, restore to a pristine state”). Also see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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Chinese Mandarin 作废, 废除
- 作废 (zuòfèi)to cause to become old or obsolete
- 废除 (fèichú)to cause to become old or obsolete
- 取缔 (qǔdì)to cause to become old or obsolete
Finnish tehdä vanhanaikaiseksi, tehdä vanhan näköiseksi
- tehdä vanhanaikaiseksito cause to become old or obsolete
- tehdä vanhan näköiseksito cause to become old or obsolete
- patinoidato cause to become old or obsolete
Portuguese antiquar
- antiquarto cause to become old or obsolete
Spanish antiguar, anticuar
- antiguarto cause to become old or obsolete
- anticuarto cause to become old or obsolete
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APA
antiquate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiquate
MLA
“antiquate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiquate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiquate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiquate.
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