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outdate

/aʊtˈdeɪt/

outdate adjective: old-fashioned, out of date; outdated.

Adjective

outdate (comparative more outdate, superlative most outdate)

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 (UK, rare) Old-fashioned, out of date; outdated.

Verb

outdate (third-person singular simple present outdates, present participle outdating, simple past and past participle outdated)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 (transitive) To make obsolete or out of date.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 (intransitive) To become obsolete or out of date.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.
  3. (MRAsian slang, Reddit slang) To date someone of a different racial group.
    • 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).2017 December 6, “The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Asian women and white worship.”, in r/aznidentity (Reddit post), archived from the original on 03 Jan 2018
    Synonyms:
    miscegenate

Synonyms of outdate

Antonyms

Forms of outdate

Adjective
comparativemore outdate
superlativemost outdate
Verb
third-person singular presentoutdates
present participleoutdating
past participleoutdated
pastoutdated

Origin of outdate

From out- + date.

Words formed from outdate

Questions about outdate

What does outdate mean?
Outdate means old-fashioned, out of date; outdated.
What part of speech is outdate?
Outdate can be an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce outdate?
Outdate is pronounced /aʊtˈdeɪt/.

Words near outdate in the dictionary

  1. outdash
  2. outdashed
  3. outdashes
  4. outdashing
  5. outdatable
  6. outdate
  7. outdated
  8. outdatedly
  9. outdatedness
  10. outdates
  11. outdating

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