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superannuate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb superannuate has 4 senses
- superannuate(v = verb.social) Array - retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability; Array is one way to retire
- superannuate(v = verb.communication) Array - declare to be obsolete; Array is one way to adjudge, declare, hold
- superannuate(v = verb.change) Array - become obsolete; Array is one way to change
- superannuate(v = verb.change) Array - retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity; Array is one way to retire
Derived form noun superannuation3
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derived form noun superannuation2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derived form noun superannuation2
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
CIDE DICTIONARY
superannuate, v. t. [Pref. super- + L. annus a year.].
- To impair or disquality on account of age or infirmity. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension. [1913 Webster]
superannuate, v. i.
To last beyond the year; -- said of annual plants. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
superannuate, v.tr.
1 retire (a person) with a pension.
2 dismiss or discard as too old for use, work, etc.
3 (as superannuated adj.) too old for work or use; obsolete.
1 retire (a person) with a pension.
2 dismiss or discard as too old for use, work, etc.
3 (as superannuated adj.) too old for work or use; obsolete.
Derivative
superannuable adj.
Etymology
back-form. f. superannuated f. med.L superannuatus f. L SUPER- + annus year
THESAURUS
superannuate
abdicate, age, antiquate, be pensioned, be superannuated, be superseded, become extinct, become obsolete, boot, bounce, break, bump, bust, can, cashier, date, deconsecrate, defrock, degrade, demit, demote, deplume, depose, deprive, dethrone, disbar, discharge, discrown, disemploy, disenthrone, dismiss, displace, displume, drum out, excommunicate, expel, fade, fall into disuse, fire, fossilize, furlough, fust, give the ax, give the gate, give up, go out, grow old, junk, kick, kick upstairs, lay off, leave, let go, let out, liquidate, lose currency, make redundant, molder, obsolesce, obsolete, oust, outdate, overthrow, pass away, pension, pension off, perish, purge, quit, read out of, release, relinquish, remove, remove from office, renounce the throne, replace, resign, retire, retire from office, rust, sack, scrap, separate forcibly, stand aside, stand down, step aside, strip, strip of office, strip of rank, surplus, suspend, turn off, turn out, unchurch, unfrock, unsaddle, unseat, unthrone, vacate, withdraw from
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