"aged" in the noun sense
1. aged, elderly
people who are old collectively
"special arrangements were available for the aged"
"aged" in the verb sense
1. age
begin to seem older get older
"The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
2. senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
grow old or older
"She aged gracefully"
"we age every day
3. age
make older
"The death of his child aged him tremendously"
"aged" in the adjective sense
1. aged, elderly, older, senior
advanced in years (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables
"aged members of the society"
"elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"
"senior citizen"
2. aged
at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable
"aged rocks"
3. aged, of age
having attained a specific age (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable
"aged ten"
"ten years of age"
4. aged, ripened
of wines, fruit, cheeses having reached a desired or final condition (`aged' pronounced as one syllable
"mature well-aged cheeses"
5. aged, cured
used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
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