Age - Definition
age
n 1: how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of
its age"
2: an era of history having some distinctive feature; "we live
in a litigious age" [syn: 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" [syn: age, eld]
4: a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for
ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years" [syn: 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" [syn:
old age, years, age, eld, geezerhood]
v 1: begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife
caused him to age fast"
2: grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--
what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" [syn:
senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate]
3: make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"
[ant: rejuvenate]