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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outdated, out-of-date, superannuated
(adjective) old; no longer valid or fashionable; “obsolete words”; “an obsolete locomotive”; “outdated equipment”; “superannuated laws”; “out-of-date ideas”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Synonyms: archaic, dated, out of date, outdated, outmoded, Thesaurus:obsolete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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