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ageing

verb

Meaning

  • To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.

    "Grief ages us."

  • To 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."

  • To categorize by age.

    "One his first assignments was to age the accounts receivable."

  • To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age.

    "He grew fat as he aged."

Synonyms

mature,
elden

noun

Meaning

  • The process of becoming older or more mature.

  • The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.

  • Becoming 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.

  • Wear, wear and tear.

adjective

Meaning

  • Becoming elderly.

    "The aging artist could no longer steadily hold the brush."