antiquated
pronunciation
How to pronounce antiquated in British English:
UK [ˈæntɪkweɪtɪd]
How to pronounce antiquated in American English:
US [ˈæntɪkweɪtɪd]
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- Adjective:
- so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
Word Origin
- antiquated (adj.)
- 1620s, past participle adjective from antiquate (1530s) "to make old or obsolete," from Latin antiquatus, past participle of antiquare (see antique (adj.)). An older adjective in the same sense was antiquate (early 15c.), from Latin.
Example
- 1. Antiquated technologies were not replaced .
- 2. Marriage is an antiquated tradition , much like not allowing women to vote .
- 3. If the american system is antiquated and dysfunctional , that dysfunction is preordained .
- 4. Japan 's antiquated family law complicates matters .
- 5. But while these funds are vast , the system used to run this money is often antiquated .