outdate a policy 使政策过时
outdated information 过时信息
outdate the system 更新系统（使其不再过时，反向用法较少见，通常指让系统变得过时）
outdated technology 过时技术
1. The new software update outdates the old version.
新的软件更新使得旧版本过时了。
2. His research papers are outdates by recent discoveries.
他的研究论文因最近的发现而变得过时了。（注：此处用被动语态更自然，即 are outdated by，但 outdates 作动词时较少见，通常用 outdated 作形容词或过去分词。若 strictly 使用 outdates 作动词第三人称单数：
Strictly active voice example: This new discovery outdates many previous theories.
这项新发现使许多以前的理论过时了。）
3. The catalog is quickly outdates by the changing trends.
目录因趋势的变化而迅速过时。（注：同上，outdated 更常用，outdates 为动词原型的第三人称单数）
Correct active usage: The rapid development of AI outdates many traditional skills.
人工智能的快速发展使许多传统技能过时了。
A: Does the new regulation outdates the previous rules?
A：新法规使以前的规则过时了吗？（注：语法上应为 Does the new regulation outdate the previous rules? 因为 outdate 是动词，outdates 是单三形式，问句中助动词 Does 后接原形。若 A 说 The new regulation outdates the previous rules. 则陈述句正确。）
Correction for dialogue:
A: The new regulation outdates the previous rules.
A：新法规使以前的规则过时了。
B: Yes, it renders them obsolete.
B：是的，它使它们变得无效了。
1) 使……变得过时
2) 比……日期晚
3) 取代……（因更新而使其不再适用）
1. vt. 使过时；使过期；比……晚（日期上）
e.g.
The new discovery outdates many old theories.
这一新发现使许多旧理论过时了。
verb
1. To make (something) no longer up-to-date or current; to cause to become obsolete.
2. To be later in date than.
Synonym: obsolete, supersede