Outdates

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To push an item into obsolescence through progressive improvement or change in context
2. To render something obsolete by advancing beyond its previous standards or contexts in which it was relevant
3. Causes something to lose its usefulness or relevance due to newer developments

Etymology: "Outdates" is the third-person singular present form of "outdate," a verb meaning to make something obsolete by moving past the standards or circumstances in which it once applied. The verb is formed from "out" and "date," with "out" in its sense of surpassing or exceeding something, so to outdate a thing is to go beyond it in time. "Date" here carries its familiar meaning of a point in time, and the combination follows a pattern common in English, where "out" attaches to a verb or noun to mean doing something better than, or more than, another thing.

Synonyms: supersedes, overdates, outmoded, replaces, abrogates

Antonyms: updates, modernizes, renews