nnoun.grouppeople who are old collectivelySynset:elderly
Examples:- special arrangements were available for the aged
Antonyms:young
Derivationally Related Form:aged
Hypernyms:age bracket age group cohort
Inherited Hypernyms:agedage grouppeoplegroupabstractionentity
vverb.changebegin to seem older; get olderExamples:- The death of his wife caused him to age fast
Hypernyms:develop
Inherited Hypernyms:agedevelopgrowincreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: age)
vverb.changegrow old or olderSynset:age get on maturate mature senesce
Examples:- She aged gracefully
- we age every day--what a depressing thought!
- Young men senesce
Derivationally Related Form:maturationagesenescent
Hypernyms:develop
Inherited Hypernyms:senescedevelopgrowincreasechange magnitudechange
Direct Hyponyms:dotefossilisefossilizeturn
Full Troponyms:dotefossilizeturn
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.changemake olderExamples:- The death of his child aged him tremendously
Antonyms:rejuvenate
Derivationally Related Form:age
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:agechange
Causes:age get on maturate mature senesce
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody
adj satadj.alladvanced in years; ('aged' is pronounced as two syllables)Synset:elderly older senior
Examples:- aged members of the society
- elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper
- senior citizen
Antonyms:young
Derivationally Related Form:agedagednessseniority
Inherited Hypernyms:aged
Similar to:old
adj satadj.allof wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; ('aged' pronounced as one syllable)Synset:ripened
Antonyms:green
Derivationally Related Form:agedness
Inherited Hypernyms:aged
Similar to:mature ripe