verb
Meaning 1
To retire or put out of use due to age.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Standard Lemma guide
superannuate
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/ˌsuːpəɹˈænjueɪt/
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verb
Meaning 2
To show to be obsolete due to age.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To retire due to age.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To become obsolete or antiquated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 6
retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: retire
verb
Meaning 7
become obsolete
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: change
verb
Meaning 8
declare to be obsolete
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: declare, adjudge, hold
verb
Meaning 9
retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: retire
History
Etymology
Back-formation from superannuated; Latin super "over" + annus "year"
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: пенсионирам (pensioniram) — to retire or put out of use due to age
- Finnish: siirtää eläkkeelle — to retire or put out of use due to age
- Spanish: jubilar — to retire or put out of use due to age
- Spanish: superanuar — to retire or put out of use due to age
- Spanish: anticuar — to show to be obsolete due to age
- Bulgarian: пенсионирам се (pensioniram se) — to retire due to age
- Finnish: eläköityä — to retire due to age
- Finnish: jäädä eläkkeelle — to retire due to age
- Finnish: siirtyä eläkkeelle — to retire due to age
- Spanish: jubilarse — to retire due to age
- Swedish: pensionera sig — to retire due to age
- Swedish: gå i pension — to retire due to age
- Finnish: vanhentua — to become obsolete or antiquated
- Finnish: vanheta — to become obsolete or antiquated
- Spanish: anticuarse — to become obsolete or antiquated