antiquates
Renders out-of-date
Antiquates means makes obsolete or outdated.
Technology antiquates previous versions: The smartphone antiquated the flip phone within a decade.
Laws or customs can also be antiquated by changing times.
The word appears far less often than its adjective form antiquated, which describes things already made old-fashioned: antiquated equipment, antiquated ideas.
Makes no longer current
- outmodesMakes no longer fashionable
- supersedesReplaces by authority
- deprecatesExpresses disapproval of
- phases outEnds something incrementally
retires · displaces · mothballs · sidelines · shelves · discontinues · decommissions · sunsets
outdates
Makes no longer current
- outmodesMakes no longer fashionable
- supersedesReplaces by authority
- deprecatesExpresses disapproval of
phases out · retires · displaces · mothballs · sidelines · shelves · discontinues · decommissions · sunsets · puts out to pasture
ages
Extended time spans
- deterioratesBecomes progressively worse
- weathersSurvives through hardship
- erodesWears away gradually
fades · crumbles · degrades · withers · rusts · tarnishes · corrodes · decays · yellows · fossilizes
dates
Calendar numbers or courtship
antiquatesmodernizes
Makes new again
updates · refreshes · renews · revitalizes · rejuvenates