obsolesce
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obsolesce
- /ˌɒbsəˈlɛs/ UK
- /ˌɑbsəˈlɛs/ US
Rhymes with -ɛs
Where it comes from
From Latin obsolescere (“to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay”), from obs- + olesco (“to grow”). Compare adolescent.
verb obsolesces · obsolescing · obsolesced
- To become or be rendered obsolete; to undergo obsolescence. ; see also Thesaurus:to age
