aging

Meanings

Plural: agings

Noun

• acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
• the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
• The process of becoming older or more mature.
• The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.
• The accumulation of damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time; the progressing loss of health, mobility, vibrancy and body functionality, resulting in biological death.
• Wear; wear and tear.

Verb

• begin to seem older; get older
• grow old or older
• make older
• present participle and gerund of age

Adjective Satellite

• growing old

Adj

• Becoming elderly.

Synonyms

age, ageing, get on, maturate, mature, ripening, senesce, senescence, senescent

Antonyms

rejuvenate

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