Antonyms for superannuate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : soo-per-an-yoo-eyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌsu pərˈæn yuˌeɪt |
Definition of superannuate
Origin :- 1640s, back-formation from superannuated. Related: Superannuating.
- verb obsolesce
- verb retire
- A superannuate is one who has become impaired or disabled by length of years.
- Extract from : « Orthography » by Elmer W. Cavins
- Nothing can superannuate its charm, nothing can quench its fascination.
- Extract from : « The Bridling of Pegasus » by Alfred Austin
- But no time can superannuate the subjects which Burns has sung; they are rooted in the primary strata, which are steadfast.
- Extract from : « Robert Burns » by Principal Shairp.
- He was as ready to offer compensation as we ourselves are when we superannuate a clerk or suppress an office.
- Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
Synonyms for superannuate
- absent oneself
- date
- decamp
- deny oneself
- depart
- draw back
- ebb
- exit
- fall back
- get away
- get off
- give ground
- give up work
- give way
- go
- go away
- go extinct
- go to bed
- go to one's room
- go to sleep
- hand over
- hit the sack
- leave service
- make vacant
- obsolete
- outdate
- part
- pension
- pull back
- pull out
- put out to pasture
- recede
- regress
- relinquish
- remove
- repeal
- rescind
- resign
- retreat
- revoke
- run along
- rusticate
- secede
- seclude oneself
- separate
- sever connections
- stop working
- surrender
- take off
- turn in
- withdraw
- yield
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