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antiquate

/ˈæntɪˌkweɪt/

antiquate verb: to cause to become old or obsolete.

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, eld, mature

antiquate meaning in Tamil

antiquate in Tamil

பழமைப்படுத்து, காலங்கடந்ததாக்கு

Synonyms of antiquate

Forms of antiquate

third-person singular presentantiquates
present participleantiquating
past participleantiquated
pastantiquated

Origin of antiquate

From Latin antiquātus, perfect passive participle of antiquō (“to make old, restore to a pristine state”). Also see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about antiquate

What does antiquate mean?
Antiquate means to cause to become old or obsolete.
What is antiquate in Tamil?
Antiquate in Tamil is பழமைப்படுத்து, காலங்கடந்ததாக்கு. See Antiquate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is antiquate?
Antiquate is a verb.
How do you pronounce antiquate?
Antiquate is pronounced /ˈæntɪˌkweɪt/.
What is the past tense of antiquate?
The past tense of antiquate is antiquated.

Words near antiquate in the dictionary

  1. antiquarks
  2. antiquary
  3. antiquas
  4. antiquasiparticle
  5. antiquasiparticles
  6. antiquate
  7. antiquated
  8. antiquatedly
  9. antiquatedness
  10. antiquaternion
  11. antiquates

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: antiquate (page history and authors); antiquate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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