outdate

/aʊtˈdeɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈaʊtdˌet] /aʊtˈdeɪt/ (ame, ipa)

outdate — verb

  • outdatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • outdates3rd person singular
  • outdating-ing form
  • outdatedpast simple

1. when a newer technology, method, rule, or product replaces an older one, making

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

when a newer technology, method, rule, or product replaces an older one, making the older one no longer useful or effective

例句

New building safety rules outdated the wiring that Noa's apartment building still used.

passive: be outdated by [new regulation]

The smartphone quickly outdated most standalone GPS devices that drivers had relied on.

同義詞
  • supersede

    more formal; focuses on replacement or taking the place of something

  • replace

    broader meaning; does not strongly imply the old thing becomes useless

  • displace

    suggests pushing something out of its position, often by force or competition

反義詞
  • update

    makes something current rather than replacing it

  • modernize

    improves the existing thing instead of making it obsolete

文法句型

outdate + object

be outdated by + noun phrase

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive voice (be outdated by). The adjective outdated is much more common in everyday speech than the verb form outdate.

常見錯誤

❌The old system outdated.
✅The old system became outdated.' or 'New technology outdated the old system.
💡outdate is transitive and always needs a direct object.
❌This method outdates.
✅This method is outdated.
💡use the adjective for describing a state, not the verb.