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Superannuate

//ˌsuːpəɹˈænjueɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To retire or put out of use due to age. transitive

    "These crumbling relicks and long fired particles superannuate such expectations; bones, hairs, nails, and teeth of the dead, were the treasures of old sorcerers."

  2. 2
    retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity wordnet
  3. 3
    To show to be obsolete due to age. transitive
  4. 4
    become obsolete wordnet
  5. 5
    To retire due to age. intransitive
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  1. 6
    declare to be obsolete wordnet
  2. 7
    To become obsolete or antiquated. intransitive
  3. 8
    retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability wordnet
  4. 9
    To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension. transitive

Etymology

Back-formation from superannuated; Latin super "over" + annus "year"

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