superannuate
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These crumb- ling relicks and long fired particles superannuate such expectations; bones, hairs, nails, and teeth of the dead, were the treasures of old sorcerers.
From Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend by Sir Thomas Browne
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 William Henry Giles Kingston
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 John Campbell Shairp
As he increased in years so did he in his abstractions of mind, and the governors of the charity thought it necessary to superannuate him with a pension.
From Jacob Faithful by Frederick Marryat
You will have to superannuate it shortly, and return to the old original letter-box—my letter-box, which I remember so well.
From The Laurel Bush by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
The succession law puts a superannuated senator third in line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 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
Its high-tech windmills and superannuated smokestacks are only the most visible evidence of a three-decade campaign.
From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2021
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
