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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And yet the digital media giant, which recently began hijacking Christmas with the NFL, continues to lean in to these superannuated sports fliers.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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

Before they can solve that mystery and save their lives, the superannuated Sphinxes have to deal with the vicious Brad.

From Washington Post

Its high-tech windmills and superannuated smokestacks are only the most visible evidence of a three-decade campaign.

From New York Times

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