superannuate

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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 Cavins, Elmer W.

A superannuate is one who has become impaired or disabled by length of years.

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

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

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

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 Browne, Thomas, Sir