obsolesce

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin obsolescere (to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay), inceptive of obsolere (to wear out, decay) (rare), apparently from ob (before) + solere (to be wont); or else from obs-, a form of ob- + olere (to grow) (compare adolescent).

Verb

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obsolesce (third-person singular simple present obsolesces, present participle obsolescing, simple past and past participle obsolesced)

  1. To become obsolete.

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Further reading

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Latin

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Verb

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obsolēsce

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of obsolēscō