superannuate

• Verbo que significa jubilar o retirar a alguien del servicio, especialmente por edad, o volverse obsoleto o anticuado.

A verb meaning to retire someone from service or employment, especially due to age, or to become obsolete or outdated.

1. Retire with a pensionC2formalbritish

   To retire someone and provide them with a pension due to advanced age or physical incapacity.

   Jubilar con pensión

   • The company decided to superannuate several long-serving employees.
   • He was superannuated after 40 years of service.
   • The policy allows the firm to superannuate workers who are no longer fit for duty.

   Sinónimospension offretire

2. Declare obsoleteC2formal

   To officially declare something as outdated or no longer in use.

   Declarar obsoleto

   • The committee voted to superannuate the old regulations.
   • Many traditional methods have been superannuated by modern technology.
   • The library superannuated its card catalog system in favor of a digital one.

   Sinónimosantiquateoutmode

3. Become obsoleteC2formal

   To become outdated or fall out of use over time.

   Quedarse obsoleto

   • That type of machinery has superannuated and is no longer manufactured.
   • As technology advances, older software tends to superannuate quickly.
   • The fashion of the 1980s has largely superannuated.

   Sinónimosobsolesce

4. Retire due to age or infirmityC2formal

   To retire or become ineligible for work because of old age or poor health.

   Jubilar por edad o invalidez

   • After his injury, he had to superannuate from his position.
   • Many workers superannuate at the age of 65.
   • She superannuated from the teaching profession last year.

   Sinónimospension offretire