SUPERANNUATED

outdated, out-of-date, superannuated

(adjective) old; no longer valid or fashionable; “obsolete words”; “an obsolete locomotive”; “outdated equipment”; “superannuated laws”; “out-of-date ideas”

overage, overaged, superannuated, over-the-hill

(adjective) too old to be useful; “He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders”- Anthony Trollope

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

superannuated (comparative more superannuated, superlative most superannuated)

Obsolete, antiquated.

Synonyms: archaic, dated, out of date, outdated, outmoded, Thesaurus:obsolete

Retired or discarded due to age.

Synonyms: decrepit, long in the tooth, over the hill, Thesaurus:elderly

Verb

superannuated

simple past tense and past participle of superannuate

Source: Wiktionary


SUPERANNUATE

Su`per*an"nu*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superannuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Superannuating.] Etym: [Pref. super- + L. annus a year.]

1. To impair or disquality on account of age or infirmity. Sir T. Browne.

2. To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.

Su`per*an"nu*ate, v. i.

Definition: To last beyond the year; -- said of annual plants. [Obs.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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