n.
a decorative object that is valuable because of its age.
adj.
- (of an object) valuable because of its age.
- belonging to the distant past.
▸old-fashioned or outdated.
v.
(antiques, antiquing, antiqued)
make (something) resemble an antique by artificial means.
Etymology
C15: from L. antiquus, anticus ‘former, ancient’, from ante ‘before’.