superannuate
Meanings
Verb
- retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability
- declare to be obsolete
- become obsolete
- retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity
- To retire or put out of use due to age.
- To show to be obsolete due to age.
- To retire due to age.
- To become obsolete or antiquated.
- To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.
Origin / Etymology
Back-formation from superannuated; Latin super "over" + annus "year"
Synonyms
age, call it a day, hang up one's boots, obsolesce, pension, pension off, put out to pasture, to age
Scrabble Score: 14
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Words With Friends Score: 19
superannuate is a valid Words With Friends word