1. (noun)age how long something has existed "it was replaced because of its age"
2. (noun)historic period, age an era of history having some distinctive feature "we live in a litigious age"
3. (noun)age, eld 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"
4. (noun)long time, age, years a prolonged period of time "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"
5. (verb)old age, years, age, eld, geezerhood 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"
6. (verb)age begin to seem older; get older "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
7. (verb)senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate grow old or older "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
8. (verb)age make older "The death of his child aged him tremendously"
Definitions of 'AGE'
Webster 1913 Dictionary
1. (noun)AGE the whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime
2. (noun)AGE that part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; as, what is the present age of a man, or of the earth?
3. (noun)AGE the latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old
4. (noun)AGE one of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc
5. (noun)AGE mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities; as, to come of age; he (or she) is of age
6. (noun)AGE the time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested; as, the age of consent; the age of discretion
7. (noun)AGE a particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles
8. (noun)AGE a great period in the history of the Earth
9. (noun)AGE a century; the period of one hundred years
10. (noun)AGE the people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation
11. (noun)AGE a long time
12. (verb)AGE to grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age; as, he grew fat as he aged
13. (verb)AGE to cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to; as, grief ages us