age in WordNet English dictionary

1. how long something has existed
   "it was replaced because of its age"
   age 
   
2. 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 
   
3. 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"
   old age  years  age  eld  geezerhood 
   
4. an era of history having some distinctive feature
   "we live in a litigious age"
   historic period  age 
   
5. a prolonged period of time
   "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"
   long time  age  years 
   

1. grow old or older
   "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
   senesce  age  get on  mature  maturate 
   
2. begin to seem older; get older
   "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
   age 
   
3. make older
   "The death of his child aged him tremendously"
   age