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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Nothing can superannuate its charm, nothing can quench its fascination.

From The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry by Austin, Alfred

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.

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

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 Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock

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

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