SUPERANNUATE
Su`per*an"nu*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superannuated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Superannuating.] Etym: [Pref. super- + L. annus a year.]
1. To impair or disquality on account of age or infirmity. Sir T. Browne.
2. To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.
SUPERANNUATE
Su`per*an"nu*ate, v. i.
Defn: To last beyond the year; — said of annual plants. [Obs.]
Bacon.
SUPERANNUATION
Su`per*an`nu*a"tion, n.
Defn: The state of being superannuated, or too old for office or
business; the state of being disqualified by old age; decrepitude.
The world itself is in a state of superannuation. Cowper.
Slyness blinking through the watery eye of superannuation. Coleridge.
SUPERB
Su*perb", a. Etym: [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over. See
Super-.]
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade.
2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.