superannuateadj.n.
/ˌsuːpərˈanjʊeɪt/, /ˌsuːpərˈanjʊət/, /ˌsjuːpərˈanjʊeɪt/, /ˌsjuːpərˈanjʊət/, U.S. /ˈˌsupərˈænjəˌweɪt/, /ˈˌsupərˈænjəwət/ A. adj.
= superannuated adj. (in various senses). Now archaic.With quot. 1866 see sense B.
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the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adjective] > decrepit or senile
decrepit?a1500
wintry1579
superannated1605
superannate1608
superannuated1616
superannuate1647
doitereda1790
doitering1828
rickety1841
senile1847
nodded1887
geriatric1968
the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > obsolete
abuseda1513
rusty1549
out of date1589
superannated1605
superannate1608
superannuate1647
1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 21 As if former Truths were grown superannuate and saplesse, if not altogether antiquate.
1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot i. iv. 13 I believe Rosinante was a Gelding, or else a Stallion super-annuate.
1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. i. xiii. 421 Sailors,..when maimed, or wounded, or superannuate.
1842 Musical World 8 Sept. 286/3 All the old women of your parish, spinster and superannuate, will doubtless take alarm.
1866 R. B. Mansfield School Life Winchester Coll. (1870) 237 ‘Founders’ were not ‘Superannuate’ till they were twenty-five.
1870 J. R. Lowell Cathedral 44 Superannuate forms and mumping shams.
1931 C. A. Smith Out of Space & Time I. 41 The man..was dressed in black garments of a superannuate mode.
1994 J. Barth Letters: a Novel 14 She declared, in tears, he was another king now, old broken Lear, and she..a superannuate Cordelia.
B. n.
A superannuated person. Now rare.Formerly (at certain English boys' public schools): one who has attained school-leaving age. Cf. superannuation n. 1.
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society > occupation and work > worker > one who does not work > [noun] > one who retires or is retired > one who is superannuated
superannuate1822
superannuitant1830
superannuant1848
1709 J. Bingham Origines Ecclesiasticæ II. v. iii. 223 Those ancient Laws of the Heathen Emperours, which only excluded Minors and Superannuates from Personal Tribute.
1773 Hist. & Antiq. Winchester I. 173 All the Scholars, after they arrive at the age of nineteen, are Superannuates.
1816 Hist. Colleges Winchester, Eton & Westm. (1817) Winchester Coll. 46 Boys between eighteen and nineteen years old, called superannuates.
1822 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 351 Two ancient servants, who..have a reasonable claim to repose..in the sanctuary of invalids and superannuates.
1855 R. Potts Liber Cantabr. i. 416 Funds out of which exhibitions..are given to superannuates of the foundation [of Winchester College].
1901 Westm. Gaz. 25 July 2/2 The prison service is no longer a refuge for the superannuates of the Army and the Navy.
1998 R. F. Durden Lasting Legacy to Carolinas vi. 168 If the superannuate received $100 from the conference, he got an additional $34 from the Endowment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
superannuatev.
/ˌsuːpərˈanjʊeɪt/, /ˌsjuːpərˈanjʊeɪt/, U.S. /ˌsupərˈænjəˌweɪt/ 1. † b. transitive. To put off for a time. Obsolete. rare.
a. transitive. To make (something) antiquated or obsolete, esp. through age or new developments. Also: to dismiss or discard as antiquated or out of date.Cf. earlier superannuated adj. 2.
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the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [verb (transitive)] > render old-fashioned
antiquate1531
stale1601
superannuate1649
outmode1668
rust1694
unmodernize1818
fossilize1848
oust1865
date1895
archaize1906
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > refrain from using [verb (transitive)] > make or regard as obsolete
outdate1599
obsolete1640
superannuate1649
outplace1928
to phase out1951
1649 E. Marbury in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1871) II. Ps. xxxiv. 22 No age shall ever superannuate them [sc. God's promises], or put them out of full force and virtue.
1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness To Rdr. ¶9. p. x That bold Enthusiast..who seems to endeavour to superannuate Christianity..and to introduce another Evangelie.
1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 119 None shall be thought worthy to be retained in it but only these Two, Praise and Love; all the rest shall be super-annuated and cease.
1830 J. Mackintosh Diss. Progress Ethical Philos. 40 Two centuries have not superannuated probably more than a dozen of his [sc. Hobbes's] words.
1865 Spectator 18 Feb. 176 The Railway companies..have killed the coaches, superannuated the barges.
1928 Times 4 Oct. 14/6 Canon Selwyn..made a vehement protest against the proposal ‘to superannuate the Christian creeds in favour of what is called modern thought’.
1965 Rotarian Apr. 60/2 The light[house] has been superannuated by radar, but one can sense the drama of those blustery nights.
2000 Express (Nexis) 15 Jan. There have always been gardening crazes, fads and fashions, which naturally superannuate other trends over time.
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the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (transitive)]
forslowc888
eldc897
forsita940
gele971
lengOE
drilla1300
delayc1300
onfrestc1300
tarryc1320
jornc1330
dretchc1380
defer1382
forbida1387
to put offa1387
to put (also set) (something) in (or on) delaya1393
dilate1399
fordrawa1400
to put overc1410
latch?c1422
adjournc1425
prolongc1425
proloynec1425
rejournc1425
to put in respite1428
sleuthc1430
respitea1450
prorogue1453
refer1466
sleep1470
supersede1482
respectc1487
postpone1496
overseta1500
respett1500
enjourna1513
relong1523
retract1524
tarde1524
track1524
to fode forth1525
tract1527
protract1528
further1529
to make stay of1530
surcease1530
prorogate1534
to fay upon longc1540
linger1543
retard?1543
slake1544
procrastine1548
reprieve1548
remit1550
suspense1556
leave1559
shiftc1562
suspend1566
procrastinate1569
dally1574
post1577
to hold off1580
drift1584
loiter1589
postpose1598
to take one's (own) timea1602
flag1602
slug1605
elong1610
belay1613
demur1613
tardya1616
to hang up1623
frist1637
disjourn1642
future1642
off1642
waive1653
superannuate1655
perendinate1656
stave1664
detard1675
remora1686
to put back1718
withhold1726
protract1737
to keep over1847
to hold over1853
laten1860
to lay over1885
hold1891
back-burner1975
1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 125 Not to delay and super-annuate longer this expectation.
2. † a. transitive. To make (a person) old, or too old for something. Also occasionally intransitive: to become old. Obsolete.Cf. earlier superannuated adj. 1.
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the world > life > source or principle of life > age > [verb (transitive)] > make too old for
superannuate1654
1654 T. Fuller Triana 39 Not to conceive that Age superannuated them [sc. children], or gave them an acquittance from that debt [to their parents].
1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 77 She was too old to bear Sons: may they never be superannuated into Barrennesse.
1722 E. Thomas Misc. Poems 82 To superannuate before your Time; And make your self look old, and ugly in your Prime.
1826 P. de Segur Hist. Exped. Russia I. vi. vii. 235 Fatigues and wounds had prematurely superannuated him.
1893 W. G. Collingwood Life & Work J. Ruskin i. ix. 96 Ruskin could not now go in for honours, for his lost year had superannuated him.
b. transitive. To dismiss or discharge from office on account of age; esp. to cause to retire from service on a pension; to pension off.
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society > authority > office > removal from office or authority > remove from office or authority [verb (transitive)]
outOE
deposec1300
remuec1325
to put out1344
to set downc1369
deprivec1374
outputa1382
removea1382
to throw outa1382
to put downc1384
privea1387
to set adowna1387
to put out of ——?a1400
amovec1425
disappoint1434
unmakec1475
dismiss1477
dispoint1483
voidc1503
to set or put beside (or besides) the cushion1546
relieve1549
cass1550
displace1553
unauthorize1554
to wring out1560
seclude1572
eject1576
dispost1577
decass1579
overboard1585
cast1587
sequester1587
to put to grass1589
cashier1592
discompose1599
abdicate1610
unseat1611
dismount1612
disoffice1627
to take off1642
unchair1645
destitute1653
lift1659
resign1674
quietus1688
superannuate1692
derange1796
shelve1812
shelf1819
Stellenbosch1900
defenestrate1917
axe1922
retire1961
society > occupation and work > lack of work > [verb (transitive)] > retire (a person) > with pension
superannuate1692
to pension off1756
1692 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 557 Collonel Murray..is superannuated, and a pension given him of 250£ for life.
1758 Case of Authors by Prof. Stated 57 Being super-annuated with a lucrative Sine-Cure.
1799 J. Easton Human Longevity 268 The governors had super-annuated her [sc. a hospital servant]..and supported her with decency and comfort to her death.
1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxxv. 344 This isn't the first time you've talked about superannuating me.
1885 M. E. Braddon Wyllard's Weird I. vii. 196 Why do you not superannuate poor old Gretton, and let Bothwell be your steward?
1942 R. Finnie Canada moves North v. 68 The Director, highly respected everywhere with a reputation for fair-dealing, was superannuated while still in his prime.
2004 T. Geraghty & T. Whitehead Dublin Fire Brigade x. 157 The law agent advised that the corporation had no power to superannuate him.
c. intransitive. To become too old for a position or office; to reach the age at which one retires, is pensioned, etc.; to retire.In earliest use: †to reach school-leaving age at certain public schools; also transitive (passive) in same sense. Obsolete.
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the world > life > source or principle of life > age > [verb (intransitive)] > be too old for
superannuate1814
society > education > educational administration > school administration > [verb (transitive)] > remove from school on account of age
superannuate1814
super1882
1814 G. Hardinge Let. in J. Nichols Lit. Anecd. 18th Cent. (1814) VIII. 543 He was educated at Eton school,..but superannuated, and became a member of St. John's College in Cambridge.
1817 J. Evans Excursion to Windsor 352 At nineteen years of age the scholars [at Eton] are superannuated, when they pass off some to Cambridge, and others to Oxford.
1854 Minutes Ann. Conf. Methodist Episcopal Ch. 5 420 In 1843 he superannuated, and removed to Clarksfield, in Ohio, where he continued to reside until his death.
1901 S. P. Richardson Lights & Shadows Itinerant Life p. xvii I superannuated at the close of the fifty-fourth year of my itinerant life.
1904 Daily News 18 Apr. 3 [He] will superannuate at the forthcoming Wesleyan Conference, and retire from the editorship of the Connexional publications.
1997 Let. 11 Sept. in Business Recorder (Nexis) 7 July I have given 35 years of my life..to public service. I am due to superannuate next year.
d. transitive. To make provision for (an employee) under a superannuation scheme. Also: to provide (a post) with pension benefits, to make pensionable.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > support by payment [verb (transitive)] > grant pension to
pension1598
aliment1629
superannuate1856
out-pension1893
1856 Minutes Evid. Sel. Comm. Civil Service Superannuation (House of Commons) 322 The present civil servants who are superannuated under the old Act, are the same class as would be superannuated under the new Act.
1892 J. A. Spender State & Pensions in Old Age viii. 136 A Committee of the House of Commons was appointed..to..report generally upon the whole question of superannuating elementary teachers in England and Wales.
1928 B. Robertson & H. Samuels Pension & Superannuation Funds viii. 79 Pension schemes are growing up not only in industry proper; many institutions..have their own schemes of superannuating those in their service.
1973 Times 18 June 15/5 She is not superannuated and has no paid holiday.
2007 Pulse (Nexis) 5 Dec. 24 We should all monitor our pension contributions... Make sure that any other NHS work is also superannuated.
a. intransitive. To be a year out in date. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.
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1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles Pref. sig. A4 In assigning all both Things and Actions their proper times, no one of which..is so in these Annals mislaid, as to super-annuate, and not many to vary from the very day of their prime existence.
b. intransitive. To survive till next year; = superannate v. 1. Obsolete. rare.In quot. 1733 an alteration of Bacon's superannate (see quot. 1626 at superannate v. 1) cited by Johnson, who consequently defines the word as ‘To last beyond the year’, an error copied in later dictionaries.
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the world > life > source or principle of life > continuance or tenacity of life > continue in life [verb (intransitive)] > till the next year
superannate1626
superannuate1733
1733 P. Shaw tr. F. Bacon Sylva Sylvarum in Philos. Wks. III. 252 The dying of the Roots of annual Plants in the Winter, seems partly owing to the profusion of Sap..which being prevented, they will super-annuate [1626 superannate], if they stand warm.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. To Superannuate... To last beyond the year. Bacon.
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the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (transitive)] > outlast
to live out1535
outlast1570
outwear1579
outlive1582
supervive1586
outflourish1594
to stand out1600
outdure1611
outstanda1616
outsit1633
survive1633
endure1636
stay1639
outmeasure1646
superlast1648
outstaya1652
last1658
tarrya1662
superannuate1820
outrange1887
to see out1897
1820 W. Hazlitt Lect. Dramatic Lit. 294 The passion of curiosity had in him [sc. Sir T. Browne] survived to old age, and had superannuated his other faculties.
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