superannuate

[soo-per-an-yoo-eyt]

su·per·an·nu·ate

[soo-per-an-yoo-eyt] verb, su·per·an·nu·at·ed, su·per·an·nu·at·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to allow to retire from service or office on a pension because of age or infirmity.
2.
to set aside as out of date; remove as too old.
verb (used without object)
3.
to be or become old, out of date, or retired.

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Superannuate has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
given to using long words.

Origin:
1640–50; back formation from superannuated
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superannuate (ˌsuːpərˈænjʊˌeɪt)
 
vb
1.  to pension off
2.  to discard as obsolete or old-fashioned

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