antiquation

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an·ti·quate

(ăn′tĭ-kwāt′)

tr.v. an·ti·quat·ed, an·ti·quat·ing, an·ti·quates

1. To make obsolete or old-fashioned.

2. To antique.

[Late Latin antīquāre, antīquāt-, to make old, from Latin, to leave in an old state, from antīquus, old; see antique.]

an′ti·qua′tion n.

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antiquation

(ˌæntɪˈkweɪʃən)

1. the process of becoming antiquated

2. the state of being antiquated

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antiquation

the process of making antiquated or the condition of being antiquated.

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