verb
- Retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability.
- synonyms: superannuate
- Declare to be obsolete.
- synonyms: superannuate
- Become obsolete.
- synonyms: superannuate
- Retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity.
- synonyms: superannuate
adjective
- Too old to be useful."He left the house... For the support of twelve superannuated wool carders- Anthony Trollope
- synonyms: overage, overaged, over-the-hill
- Old; no longer valid or fashionable.
- usage: "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas"
- synonyms: outdated, out-of-date
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