superannuate

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/ˌsuːpəɹˈænjueɪt/

verb

To retire or put out of use due to age.

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pensionpension offput out to pasturecall it a dayhang up one's bootsageobsolesce
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Meanings

verbsuperannuate (third-person singular simple present superannuates, present participle superannuating, simple past and past participle superannuated)

present singular third person superannuates · participle present superannuating · participle past superannuated · past superannuated

  1. transitiveTo 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.

    1658, Thomas Browne, “(please specify the page)”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC
  2. transitiveTo show to be obsolete due to age.
  3. intransitiveTo retire due to age.

    Synonyms: pension, pension off, put out to pasture, call it a day, hang up one's boots

  4. intransitiveTo become obsolete or antiquated.

    Synonyms: age

  5. transitiveTo give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.

    Synonyms: pension

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo retire due to age.

Similar
pensionpension offput out to pasturecall it a dayhang up one's boots

verbTo become obsolete or antiquated.

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age

verbTo give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.

Similar
pension
Similar
obsolesce
Also see
ageobsolesce

Origin

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

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Translations

Bulgarian пенсионирам, пенсионирам се
  • пенсионирам (pensioniram)to retire or put out of use due to age
  • пенсионирам се (pensioniram se)to retire due to age
Finnish siirtää eläkkeelle, eläköityä
  • siirtää eläkkeelleto retire or put out of use due to age
  • eläköityäto retire due to age
  • jäädä eläkkeelleto retire due to age
  • siirtyä eläkkeelleto retire due to age
  • vanhentuato become obsolete or antiquated
  • vanhetato become obsolete or antiquated
Polish przenosić na emeryturę, przenieść na emeryturę
  • przenosić na emeryturęto retire or put out of use due to age
  • przenieść na emeryturęto retire or put out of use due to age
  • uznawać za przestarzałeto show to be obsolete due to age
  • uznać za przestarzałeto show to be obsolete due to age
  • przechodzić na emeryturęto retire due to age
  • przejść na emeryturęto retire due to age
  • stawać się przestarzałymto become obsolete or antiquated
  • stać się przestarzałymto become obsolete or antiquated
Spanish jubilar, superanuar
  • jubilarto retire or put out of use due to age
  • superanuarto retire or put out of use due to age
  • anticuarto show to be obsolete due to age
  • jubilarseto retire due to age
  • anticuarseto become obsolete or antiquated
Swedish pensionera sig, gå i pension
  • pensionera sigto retire due to age
  • gå i pensionto retire due to age
Cite this entry
APA

superannuate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superannuate

MLA

“superannuate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superannuate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superannuate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superannuate.

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