superannuate
/ˌsuːpəɹˈænjueɪt/ verb
Forms superannuates superannuating superannuated
- verb (transitive) To retire or put out of use due to age.
- verb (transitive) To show to be obsolete due to age.
- verb (intransitive) To retire due to age.
- verb (intransitive) To become obsolete or antiquated.
- verb (transitive) To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.
Synonyms
pension pension off put out to pasture call it a day hang up one's boots age obsolesce
Etymology
Back-formation from superannuated; Latin super "over" + annus "year"
Webster’s 1913
- verb To impair or disquality on account of age or infirmity. Sir T. Browne.
- verb To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.
- verb To last beyond the year; --said of annual plants. [Obs.]
Etymology [Pref. super- + L. annus a year.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “superannuate”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details