age

nouns

how long something has existed
"it was replaced because of its age"
age
is a type of (narrower)
a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
"a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"
property
is an attribute of
having reached full natural growth or development
"a mature cell"
mature
is an attribute of
not yet mature
immature
is an attribute of
of long duration; not new
"old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
old
is an attribute of
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
"a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"
new
is an attribute of
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
"his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"
old
is an attribute of
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
"young people"
immature, young
an era of history having some distinctive feature
"we live in a litigious age"
age, historic period
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"
age, eld
a prolonged period of time
"we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"
age, long time, years
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"
age, eld, geezerhood, old age, years

verbs

begin to seem older; get older
"The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
age
is a type of (narrower)
grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
"A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"
develop
grow old or older
"She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
age, get on, maturate, mature, senesce
make older
"The death of his child aged him tremendously"
age
antonym
rejuvenate
is a type of (narrower)
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
alter, change, modify
causes
grow old or older
"She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
age, get on, maturate, mature, senesce