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superannuate

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su⋅per⋅an⋅nu⋅ate

  [soo-per-an-yoo-eyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
Use superannuate in a Sentence
–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 to set aside as out of date; remove as too old.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 to be or become old, out of date, or retired.
Origin:
1640–50; back formation from superannuated
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su·per·an·nu·ate   (sōō'pər-ān'yōō-āt')   
tr.v.   su·per·an·nu·at·ed, su·per·an·nu·at·ing, su·per·an·nu·ates

  1. To allow to retire on a pension because of age or infirmity.

  2. To set aside or discard as old-fashioned or obsolete.


[Back-formation from superannuated.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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