obsolesce
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
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 [edit]
obsolesce (third-person singular simple present obsolesces, present participle obsolescing, simple past and past participle obsolesced)
- To become obsolete.
Related terms [edit]
External links [edit]
- obsolesce in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- obsolesce in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- obsolesce at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
obsolesce
- second-person singular present active imperative of obsolescō
