Synonyms

obsolesce

[ob-suh-les] Origin

ob·so·lesce

[ob-suh-les]
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

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obsolesce
from L. obsolescere "to grow old, fall into disuse" inchoative of obsolere (see obsolete).
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