superannuate
/ˌsuːpəɹˈænjueɪt/
superannuate verb: to retire or put out of use due to age.
Verb
superannuate (third-person singular simple present superannuates, present participle superannuating, simple past and past participle superannuated)
- 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.1658, Thomas Browne, “(please specify the page)”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC
- To show to be obsolete due to age.
- To retire due to age.
- Synonyms:
- pension, pension off, put out to pasture, call it a day, hang up one's boots
- To become obsolete or antiquated.
- Synonyms:
- age
- To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.
- Synonyms:
- pension
superannuate meaning in Tamil and Kannada
superannuate in Tamil
- அகவைமுதிர்வில் ஓய்வுகொடு
superannuate in Kannada
- ನಿವೃತ್ತಿಗೊಳಿಸು, ಕೆಲಸದಿಂದ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಗೊಳಿಸು
Synonyms of superannuate
Forms of superannuate
| third-person singular present | superannuates |
|---|---|
| present participle | superannuating |
| past participle | superannuated |
| past | superannuated |
Origin of superannuate
Back-formation from superannuated; Latin super "over" + annus "year"
Words formed from superannuate
Questions about superannuate
- What does superannuate mean?
- Superannuate means to retire or put out of use due to age.
- What is superannuate in Tamil?
- Superannuate in Tamil is அகவைமுதிர்வில் ஓய்வுகொடு. See Superannuate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is superannuate?
- Superannuate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce superannuate?
- Superannuate is pronounced /ˌsuːpəɹˈænjueɪt/.
- What is the past tense of superannuate?
- The past tense of superannuate is superannuated.
Words near superannuate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: superannuate (page history and authors); superannuate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); superannuate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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