superannuate
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Nothing can superannuate its charm, nothing can quench its fascination.
From The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry by Alfred Austin
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
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
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 Elmer W. Cavins
And yet the digital media giant, which recently began hijacking Christmas with the NFL, continues to lean in to these superannuated sports fliers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 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
But President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is modernizing this superannuated city, fast.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2023
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
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
