senilizev.
/ˈsiːnɪlʌɪz/ transitive and intransitive. To make or become senile.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > make old [verb (transitive)]
eldc1400
age1530
enage1593
autumn1661
senilize1841
olden1850
the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > be or seem old [verb (intransitive)] > grow old
oldeOE
eldc1175
to fall in (also to) agea1398
forlive1398
hoara1420
runa1425
age1440
veterate1623
senesce1656
olden1700
wane1821
to get on in years1822
senilize1841
1841 H. Smith Moneyed Man III. xi. 320 Often, as I began to senilise, did I reiterate Horace's prayer.
Derivatives
ˈsenilizing adj.
ΚΠ
1823 New Monthly Mag. 7 18 Hence, senilising tribe! avaunt, ye piecemeal destroyers!
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