superannuate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
19
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌsuːpəɹˈænjueɪt/

Definition of superannuate

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To retire or put out of use due to age.
    “These crumbling relicks and long fired particles superannuate such expectations; bones, hairs, nails, and teeth of the dead, were the treasures of old sorcerers.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To retire or put out of use due to age.
    “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. (transitive)To show to be obsolete due to age.
  3. (intransitive)To retire due to age.
  4. (intransitive)To become obsolete or antiquated.
  5. (transitive)To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.

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Etymology

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

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