superannuate

As he increased in years so did he in his abstractions of mind, and the governors of the charity thought it necessary to superannuate him with a pension.

From Jacob Faithful by Frederick Marryat

Nothing can superannuate its charm, nothing can quench its fascination.

From The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry by Alfred Austin

He might turn in the dictionary to annual, anniversary, and annuity, but he must fall back on his acquired knowledge for such as, biennial, centennial, millennium, perennial, and superannuate.

From Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois by Elmer W. Cavins

He was as ready to offer compensation as we ourselves are when we superannuate a clerk or suppress an office.

From Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Charles James Lever

These crumb- ling relicks and long fired particles superannuate such expectations; bones, hairs, nails, and teeth of the dead, were the treasures of old sorcerers.

From Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend by Sir Thomas Browne

But today Iran’s proxies are weakened, its economy is fragile, its population is restless and its leadership is superannuated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026

Disney may have figured that it had a couple of surefire hits in its pipeline with “The Marvels” and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” a sequel in that already superannuated series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2024

It’s a poignant, faintly surreal encounter, two superannuated grandees coming to terms with their own obsolescence, but Morgan felt it didn’t quite work as an ending.

From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2019

But if superannuated comedians are our new rulers, perhaps we’ve only ourselves to blame?

From The Guardian ● Aug. 25, 2019

The talk of setting aside a corner of the pasture for superannuated animals had long since been dropped.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell