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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability;

2. declare to be obsolete;

3. become obsolete;

4. retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Superannuate \Su`per*an"nu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superannuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Superannuating.] [Pref. super- + L. annus a year.] 1. To impair or disquality on account of age or infirmity. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Superannuate \Su`per*an"nu*ate\, v. i. To last beyond the year; -- said of annual plants. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

superannuate v 1: retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability 2: declare to be obsolete 3: become obsolete 4: retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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