"superannuate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌsuːpəɹˈænjueɪt/ Audio: en-au-superannuate.ogg [Australia] Forms: superannuates [present, singular, third-person], superannuating [participle, present], superannuated [participle, past], superannuated [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from superannuated; Latin super "over" + annus "year" Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|superannuated}} Back-formation from superannuated Head templates: {{en-verb}} superannuate (third-person singular simple present superannuates, present participle superannuating, simple past and past participle superannuated)
  1. (transitive) To retire or put out of use due to age. Tags: transitive Translations (to retire or put out of use due to age): пенсионирам (pensioniram) (Bulgarian), siirtää eläkkeelle (Finnish), jubilar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-superannuate-en-verb-dTr~qMHy Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English back-formations: 34 5 17 17 27 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 2 18 17 29 Disambiguation of 'to retire or put out of use due to age': 63 10 17 1 8
  2. (transitive) To show to be obsolete due to age. Tags: transitive Translations (to show to be obsolete due to age): anticuar [rare] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-superannuate-en-verb-cBZPlpDh Disambiguation of 'to show to be obsolete due to age': 17 49 26 1 7
  3. (intransitive) To retire due to age. Tags: intransitive Synonyms (retire due to age): pension [transitive], pension off [transitive], put out to pasture [transitive], call it a day [intransitive], hang up one's boots [intransitive] Translations (to retire due to age): пенсионирам се (pensioniram se) (Bulgarian), eläköityä (Finnish), jäädä eläkkeelle (Finnish), siirtyä eläkkeelle (Finnish), jubilarse (Spanish), pensionera sig (Swedish), gå i pension (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-superannuate-en-verb-tvOFYzqe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 2 18 17 29 Disambiguation of 'retire due to age': 22 20 48 0 9 Disambiguation of 'to retire due to age': 22 20 49 0 9
  4. (intransitive) To become obsolete or antiquated. Tags: intransitive Synonyms (become obsolete or antiquated): age Translations (to become obsolete or antiquated): vanhentua (Finnish), vanheta (Finnish), anticuarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-superannuate-en-verb-ocjy2EGh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 2 18 17 29 Disambiguation of 'become obsolete or antiquated': 4 2 2 86 6 Disambiguation of 'to become obsolete or antiquated': 4 2 1 88 6
  5. (transitive) To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-superannuate-en-verb-yqjcX6Xl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 2 18 17 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: obsolesce, to age Synonyms (give a pension to): pension
Disambiguation of 'give a pension to': 5 0 42 1 52

Inflected forms

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