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superannuate

[soo-per-an-yoo-eyt] / ˌsu pərˈæn yuˌeɪt /
VERB
obsolesce
Synonyms
STRONG
date
WEAK
go extinct obsolete outdate
VERB
retire
Synonyms
STRONG
decamp depart ebb exit go part pension recede regress relinquish remove repeal rescind resign retreat revoke rusticate secede separate surrender withdraw yield
WEAK
absent oneself deny oneself draw back fall back get away get off give ground give up work give way go away go to bed go to one's room go to sleep hand over hit the sack leave service make vacant pull back pull out put out to pasture run along seclude oneself sever connections stop working take off turn in
Antonyms
STRONG
advance allow approve arrive combine come come in enter forge increase join permit remain stay unite

Example Sentences

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You will have to superannuate it shortly, and return to the old original letter-box—my letter-box, which I remember so well.

From The Laurel Bush by Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock

But no time can superannuate the subjects which Burns has sung; they are rooted in the primary strata, which are steadfast.

From Robert Burns by Shairp, John Campbell

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

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

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 Lever, Charles James

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 Marryat, Frederick

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.