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 Elmer W. Cavins
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
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 Charles James Lever
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
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
In some cases, the need to usher superannuated politicians out the door is indisputable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
But President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is modernizing this superannuated city, fast.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2023
Typically, promising stars are put through a gruelling training schedule as they pass along the conveyor-belt production of new girl and boybands to replace their quickly superannuated colleagues.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 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
