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obsolesce
[
ob-s
uh
-
les
]
Origin
ob·so·lesce
/
ˌɒb
səˈlɛs
/
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[
ob-s
uh
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les
]
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verb (used without object)
ob·so·lesced,
ob·so·lesc·ing.
to be or become
obsolescent
.
Origin:
1870–75;
<
Latin
obsolescere;
see
obsolete
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obsolesce
(ˌɒbsəˈlɛs)
—
vb
(
intr
) to become obsolete
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
obsolesce
from L. obsolescere "to grow old, fall into disuse" inchoative of obsolere (see
obsolete
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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