Word
antiquated
使过时；使陈旧
antiquated is the past of antiquate.
make obsolete or old-fashioned
- 1.
To cause to become old or obsolete.
使变得过时或陈旧。
使变得过时或陈旧。；使古旧；废弃
In use
New technology quickly antiquates yesterday's devices.
The invention of the smartphone antiquated the traditional camera for many casual users.
Some people worry that automation will antiquate many manual jobs.
antiquate sth
antiquate 是及物动词，后接名词，表示“使某物过时”。
The invention of the smartphone antiquated the pager.
智能手机的发明使寻呼机过时了。
be antiquated (by sth)
被动语态 be antiquated by 表示“被……废弃/使过时”。
The old rules were antiquated by the new law.
旧规则被新法律废弃了。
Verb forms
base antiquate · third person antiquates · -ing antiquating · past antiquated · past participle antiquated
规则动词：过去式和过去分词均为 antiquated，重音在第一音节。
Common mistakes
This is an antiquate method.This is an antiquated method.
antiquate 是及物动词，表示“使过时”；修饰名词时要用过去分词形容词 antiquated（过时的），不能直接用动词原形。
The old system will antiquate soon.The old system will be antiquated soon.
antiquate 是及物动词，必须有宾语；表示“变得过时”时不能用主动语态，而要用 be/become antiquated 的系表结构。
My phone is antique, so I want a new one.My phone is antiquated, so I want a new one.
antique 指“古老的（且有价值的）”，antiquated 才表示“过时的、陈旧的”；形容设备落伍时应用 antiquated。
Connections
Collocations
- antiquate a system
- 使系统过时
- The new regulation could antiquate the entire voting system.新法规可能使整个投票系统过时。
- antiquate traditional practices
- 使传统做法过时
- Digitalization has antiquated many traditional practices.数字化使许多传统做法过时。
- become antiquated
- 变得过时
- Without regular updates, the software quickly becomes antiquated.如果不定期更新，该软件很快就会过时。
Synonyms
Antonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想antique（古董）加动词后缀-ate：把新东西变成古董，就是‘使过时、使陈旧’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary or academic prose 该词比较正式，多用于书面或文学语境，意为“使过时、使陈旧”；日常口语很少用，普通场合说make something obsolete会更自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
antiquate 读作 /ˈæntikweit/，重音在首音节，末尾 -quate 发 /kweɪt/。所列词中没有真正押韵的词：adequate 和 intricate 虽以 -ate 结尾但作形容词时读 /ət/，与 /eɪt/ 不同；anticipate 与 antiquate 只是拼写上都有 anti-，重音和元音都不同；antique 拼写以 -ique 结尾，读音为 /ænˈtiːk/，也容易混淆；create 的 -ate 发 /eɪt/，但重音落在结尾。communicate 可显示 -ate 动词常发 /eɪt/ 的拼读规律。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.