Difference between Antique and Antiquate

What is the difference between Antique and Antiquate?

Antique as a verb is to shop for antiques; to search for antiques. while Antiquate as a verb is to cause to become old or obsolete.

Antique

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An old piece of furniture, household item, or other similar item. An old person.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shop for antiques; to search for antiques. To make an object appear to be an antique in some way.

Example sentence: From the time I was in first grade or so, my dad collected 'Star Wars' toy figures from the 1970s and '80s, and we'd take weekend family trips to antique shops and to toy stores. My father collected a crazy amount of 'Star Wars' stuff over the years, and he and I traveled to many conventions.

Antiquate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause to become old or obsolete.

We hope you now know whether to use Antique or Antiquate in your sentence.

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