ageing
ageing is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, ageing is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofageing
- To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.
Example: "Grief ages us."
- To postpone an action that would extinguish something, as a debt.
Example: "Money's a little tight right now, let's age our bills for a week or so."
- To categorize by age.
Example: "One his first assignments was to age the accounts receivable."
- To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age.
Example: "He grew fat as he aged."
- 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.
- Becoming elderly.
Example: "The aging artist could no longer steadily hold the brush."
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