age  /eɪdʒ/

noun

1. how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age"

synset: age

2. an era of history having some distinctive feature; "we live in a litigious age"

synset: historic_period, age

3. a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld"

synset: age, eld

4. a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"

synset: long_time, age, years

5. a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"

synset: old_age, years, age, eld, geezerhood

verb

1. begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"

synset: age

2. grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"

synset: senesce, age, get_on, mature, maturate

3. make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"

synset: age

antonym: rejuvenate

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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