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age > 8 senses
NOUN1ageHow long something has existed
2age, historic periodAn era of history having some distinctive feature
3age, eldA time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
4age, old age, years, eld, geezerhoodA late time of life
5age, long time, yearsA prolonged period of time
VERB1ageBegin to seem older
2age, senesce, get on, mature, maturateGrow old or older
3ageMake older
age > pronunciation
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age > noun 1, attribute
MeaningHow long something has existed.
Examples"it was replaced because of its age"
Attributesmature; immature; old; new; old; young, immature
Narrowerchronological age; bone age; developmental age; fetal age, fertilization age, gestational age; mental age; oldness; newness; oldness; youngness
Broaderproperty
age > noun 2, time
MeaningAn era of history having some distinctive feature.
Examples"we live in a litigious age"
Synonymshistoric period
Part ofhistory
NarrowerElizabethan age; Victorian age; antiquity; golden age; Middle Ages, Dark Ages; Renaissance; industrial revolution, technological revolution; Reign of Terror; reign; turn of the century; Harlem Renaissance; New Deal; Reconstruction, Reconstruction Period; Restoration
Broaderera, epoch
age > noun 3, time
MeaningA time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises.
Examples"she was now of school age"
Synonymseld
Part oflife, lifetime, lifespan
Narrowerage of consent; majority, legal age; minority, nonage; drinking age; voting age
Broadertime of life
Verbsage
age > noun 4, time
MeaningA late time of life.
Examples"old age is not for sissies"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"
Synonymsold age, years, eld, geezerhood
Partssixties, mid-sixties; seventies, mid-seventies; eighties, mid-eighties; nineties, mid-nineties
Narrowerdotage, second childhood, senility
Broadertime of life
Verbsage; age
age > noun 5, time
MeaningA prolonged period of time.
Examples"we've known each other for ages"
Synonymslong time, years
Narrowerlong; month of Sundays; eon, aeon; blue moon; year dot
Broadertime period, period of time, period
age > verb 1, change
MeaningBegin to seem older. Get older.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s
ModelSam and Sue age
Examples"The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
Broaderdevelop
age > verb 2, change
MeaningGrow old or older.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s
Examples"She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"
Synonymssenesce, get on, mature, maturate
Caused byage
Entailed bymature, maturate, grow
Narrowerturn; fossilize, fossilise; dote
Broaderdevelop
Nounsage; age
age > verb 3, change
MeaningMake older.
PatternSomething ----s somebody
Examples"The death of his child aged him tremendously"
Cause tosenesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
Broaderchange, alter, modify
Contraryrejuvenate
Nounsage

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