ANTIQUATE

antique, antiquate

(verb) give an antique appearance to; “antique furniture”

antiquate

(verb) make obsolete or old-fashioned

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

antiquate (third-person singular simple present antiquates, present participle antiquating, simple past and past participle antiquated)

To cause to become old or obsolete.

Synonyms

• age, obsolete; see also make older

Source: Wiktionary


An"ti*quate, v. t. Etym: [L. antiquatus, p. p. of antiquare, fr. antiquus ancient.]

Definition: To make old, or obsolete; to make antique; to make old in such a degree as to put out of use; hence, to make void, or abrogate. Christianity might reasonably introduce new laws, and antiquate or abrogate old one. Sir M. Hale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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