obsolesce

English

Etymology

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

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

  1. To become obsolete.

Further reading

  • 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

Verb

obsolesce

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of obsolescō
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