AGING
/ˈeɪ.dʒɪŋ/
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Definition
/ˈeɪ.dʒɪŋ/
verb
- 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.”
noun
- 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
- Becoming elderly.“The aging artist could no longer steadily hold the brush.”
Source: Wiktionary
