superannuate

English

WOTD – 2 June 2012

Etymology

Back-formation from superannuated; Latin super "over" + annus "year"

Pronunciation

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Verb

1. (transitive) To retire or put out of use due to age.

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2. (transitive) To show to be obsolete due to age.
3. (intransitive) To retire due to age.
4. (intransitive) To become obsolete or antiquated.
5. (transitive) To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.

Translations

to retire or put out of use due to age

• Finnish: siirtää eläkkeelle
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• Spanish: jubilar (es)

to show to be obsolete due to age

• Spanish: (rare) anticuar (es)
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to retire due to age

• Finnish: eläköityä (fi), jäädä eläkkeelle, siirtyä eläkkeelle
• Spanish: jubilarse (es)
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• Swedish: pensionera sig, gå i pension (sv)

to become obsolete or antiquated

• Finnish: vanhentua (fi), vanheta (fi)
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• Spanish: anticuarse (es)