1. Advanced in years; ('aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
   "aged members of the society"
   - elderly, older, senior 
2. At an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)
   "aged rocks" 
3. Having attained a specific age; ('aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
   "aged ten"
   - of age 
4. Of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; ('aged' pronounced as one syllable)
   "mature well-aged cheeses"
   - ripened 
5. (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process ('aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
   - cured

1. People who are old collectively
   "special arrangements were available for the aged"
   - elderly

1. Begin to seem older; get older
   "The death of his wife caused him to age fast" 
2. Grow old or older
   "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"
   - senesce, get on, mature, maturate 
3. Make older
   "The death of his child aged him tremendously"

See also: agedness, geriatric, mature, old, preserved, ripe, worn

Type of: age bracket, age group, alter, change, cohort, develop, modify

Antonym: rejuvenate, young

Encyclopedia: Age

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