vieillir

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to grow old, to age
2. (transitive) to make (someone) look older
3. (reflexive) to make oneself look older

Concepts

age

get old

become old

grow old

old

🧓

die out

mature

obsolesce

get older

become obsolete

go out of fashion

go out of use

date

📅

to become obsolete

attenuate

become

olden

be old

Synonyms

devenir vieux

passer de mode

faire vieillir

devenir obsolète

s’user

vieux

🧓

se démoder

prendre de l’âge

faire paraître plus vieux

se faire caduc

décatir

être suranné

devenir caduc

être

tomber en désuétude

usé

décrépir

démoder

devenir infirme

Translations

envejecer

altern

veralten

yaşlanmak

vergreisen

verouderen

alt werden

eskimek

anticuar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vjɛ.jiʁ/

Etymology

Cognate with Catalan: envellir

Cognate with Spanish: envejecer

Cognate with Portuguese: envelhecer

In summary

From vieux, vieil (“old”) + -ir. Compare Catalan envellir, Spanish envejecer, Portuguese envelhecer.