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Adjective ageing has 1 sense

aging, ageing, senescent - growing old
Antonyms: young, immature (indirect, via old)

Noun ageing has 2 senses

ripening, aging, ageing - acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
--₁ is a kind of organic process, biological process
--₁ has particulars: mellowing
aging, ageing, senescence - the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
--₂ is a kind of organic process, biological process
--₂ has particulars: catabiosis

Verb age has 3 senses

age - begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
--₁ is one way to develop
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue age
senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate - grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
--₂ is one way to develop

Derived forms: noun age₃, noun age₄
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
age - make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"
--₃ is one way to change, alter, modify
Antonyms: rejuvenate

Derived form: noun age₄
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody