"obsolesce" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: obsolesces [present, singular, third-person], obsolescing [participle, present], obsolesced [participle, past], obsolesced [past]
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). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|la|obsolescere||to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay}} Latin obsolescere (“to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay”), {{m|la|obsolere||to wear out, decay}} obsolere (“to wear out, decay”), {{m|la|ob||before}} ob (“before”), {{m|la|solere||to be wont}} solere (“to be wont”), {{m|la|obs-}} obs-, {{m|la|ob-}} ob-, {{m|la|olere||to grow}} olere (“to grow”), {{m|en|adolescent}} adolescent Head templates: {{en-verb}} obsolesce (third-person singular simple present obsolesces, present participle obsolescing, simple past and past participle obsolesced)
  1. To become obsolete. Synonyms: elden, go by the wayside, superannuate, to age Related terms: obsolescence, obsolescent, obsolete
    Sense id: en-obsolesce-en-verb-6fCldIei Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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