■ noun a decorative object that is valuable because of its age.
■ adjective
1》 (of an object) valuable because of its age.
2》 belonging to the distant past.
↘old-fashioned or outdated.
■ verb ( ~s , antiquing , ~d ) make (something) resemble an ~ by artificial means.
Origin
C15: from L. antiquus , anticus 'former, ancient', from ante 'before'.