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Ageing

verb
Word Frequency: 2.3

Definitions

1.verbTo cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.
"Grief ages us."
2.verbTo postpone an action that would extinguish something, as a debt.
"Money's a little tight right now, let's age our bills for a week or so."
3.verbTo categorize by age.
"One his first assignments was to age the accounts receivable."
4.verbTo grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age.
"He grew fat as he aged."
5.nounThe process of becoming older or more mature.
6.nounThe deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.
7.nounBecoming senescent; accumulating damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time; progressing loss of health, mobility, vibrancy and body functionality, resulting in biological death.
8.nounWear, wear and tear.
9.adjectiveBecoming elderly.
"The aging artist could no longer steadily hold the brush."

Synonyms

matureeldenoldsenescentripeningmellowingsenioritychronologychronologicalelderantiquitysenior

Rhymes With

aging
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