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Superannuate v. t. (past & past part. superannuated; pres. part. superannuating)

To impair or disquality on account of age or infirmity.

To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.

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Etymology of 'Superannuate'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Superannuate" Quotes from Famous Books

... yet sleeps in this terra damnata and aged cinders, were petty magic to experiment. 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. In vain we revive such practices; present superstition too visibly per- petuates the folly of our forefathers, wherein unto old ...

— Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend • Sir Thomas Browne

Words linked to "Superannuate" : hold, declare, change, superannuation, retire, adjudge