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superannuate

[soo-per-an-yoo-eyt] / ˌsu pərˈæn yuˌeɪt /
VERB
obsolesce
Synonyms
STRONG
date
WEAK
go extinct obsolete outdate
VERB
retire
Synonyms
STRONG
decamp depart ebb exit go part pension recede regress relinquish remove repeal rescind resign retreat revoke rusticate secede separate surrender withdraw yield
WEAK
absent oneself deny oneself draw back fall back get away get off give ground give up work give way go away go to bed go to one's room go to sleep hand over hit the sack leave service make vacant pull back pull out put out to pasture run along seclude oneself sever connections stop working take off turn in
Antonyms
STRONG
advance allow approve arrive combine come come in enter forge increase join permit remain stay unite

Example Sentences

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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 Marryat, Frederick

He might turn in the dictionary to annual, anniversary, and annuity, but he must fall back on his acquired knowledge for such as, biennial, centennial, millennium, perennial, and superannuate.

From Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois by Cavins, Elmer W.

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

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

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