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superannuated
adj. retired, too old to work; antiquated, no longer useful
 
superannuate
v. retire from service due to age or infirmity; take out of use, discard as old-fashioned or out of date


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superannuated
Adjective
1. discharged as too old for use or work; especially with a pension; "a superannuated civil servant"
(synonym) retired
(similar) old
2. too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope
(synonym) overage, overaged, over-the-hill
(similar) old
3. old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas"
(synonym) obsolete, outdated, out-of-date
(similar) noncurrent

 
superannuate
Verb
1. retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability
(hypernym) retire
(derivation) superannuation
2. declare to be obsolete
(hypernym) declare, adjudge, hold
(derivation) obsoleteness, superannuation
3. become obsolete
(hypernym) change
(derivation) obsoleteness, superannuation
4. retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity
(hypernym) retire



Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Superannuated
(imp. & p. p.)
of Superannuate
  

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superannuated
Synonyms and related words:
Gothic, Victorian, abandoned, abjured, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, classical, deserted, discontinued, disused, done with, emeritus, fossil, fossilized, grown old, in retirement, medieval, mid-Victorian, not worth saving, obsolescent, obsolete, of other times, old, old-fashioned, old-world, on pension, on the shelf, out, out of use, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, outworn, past use, pensioned, pensioned off, petrified, relinquished, renounced, resigned, retired, superannuate, superseded, worn-out
  

Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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superannuated /,sju:pə'rænjueit/
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