SUPERANNUATE


Meaning of SUPERANNUATE in English

v.tr.

1. retire (a person) with a pension.

2 dismiss or discard as too old for use, work, etc.

3 (as superannuated adj.) too old for work or use; obsolete.

Derivatives:

superannuable adj.

Etymology: back-form. f. superannuated f. med.L superannuatus f. L SUPER- + annus year

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.