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superannuate

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsuːpərˈænjʊˌeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(so̅o̅′pər an′yo̅o̅ āt′)

Inflections of 'superannuate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

superannuates: v 3rd person singular

superannuating: v pres p

superannuated: v past

superannuated: v past p

su•per•an•nu•ate (so̅o̅′pər an′yo̅o̅ āt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing.
v.t.

to allow to retire from service or office on a pension because of age or infirmity.
to set aside as out of date;
remove as too old.

v.i.

to be or become old, out of date, or retired.

back formation from superannuated 1640–50

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superannuate /ˌsuːpərˈænjʊˌeɪt/ vb (transitive)

to pension off
to discard as obsolete or old-fashioned

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