dated
verb
- 1
To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
“to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter”
- 2
To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.
- 3
To determine the age of something.
“to date the building of the pyramids”
- 4
To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.
- 5
(by extension) To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.
- 6
(by extension) To have a steady relationship with each other; to be romantically involved with each other.
“They met a couple of years ago, but have been dating for about five months.”
- 7
To make or become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.
“The comedian dated himself by making quips about bands from the 1960s.”
- 8
(with from) To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.
adjective
- 1
Marked with a date.
“The first dated entry in the diary was from October 1922.”
- 2
Outdated.
“"Omnibus" is a dated term for a bus.”
- 3
Anachronistic; being obviously inappropriate for its present context.
“Calling a happy person gay seems awfully dated nowadays; people will assume you mean something else.”
- 4
No longer fashionable.
“Slang can become dated very quickly.”
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