superannuate
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A superannuate is one who has become impaired or disabled by length of years.
From Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois by Cavins, Elmer W.
He was as ready to offer compensation as we ourselves are when we superannuate a clerk or suppress an office.
From Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James
Nothing can superannuate its charm, nothing can quench its fascination.
From The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry by Austin, Alfred
If I was a Lord of the Admiralty I’d promote you to-day and superannuate you to-morrow.
From The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley by Kingston, William Henry Giles
But no time can superannuate the subjects which Burns has sung; they are rooted in the primary strata, which are steadfast.
From Robert Burns by Shairp, John Campbell
But today Iran’s proxies are weakened, its economy is fragile, its population is restless and its leadership is superannuated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
Disney may have figured that it had a couple of surefire hits in its pipeline with “The Marvels” and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” a sequel in that already superannuated series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
Before they can solve that mystery and save their lives, the superannuated Sphinxes have to deal with the vicious Brad.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2022
But if superannuated comedians are our new rulers, perhaps we’ve only ourselves to blame?
From The Guardian ● Aug. 25, 2019
The talk of setting aside a corner of the pasture for superannuated animals had long since been dropped.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
