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super·an·nu·ate (-an′yo̵̅o̅ āt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb superannuated -·at′ed, superannuating -·at′·ing

  1. to set aside as, or become, old-fashioned or obsolete
  2. to retire from service, esp. with a pension, because of old age or infirmity

Etymology: back-form. < superannuated

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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