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obsolesce

ob·so·lesce

UK/ɒbsəˈlɛs/ US/ɑbsəˈlɛs/ uncommon

verb

1.

become obsolete, fall into disuse

  • “This word has not obsolesced, although it is rarely used”

Origin

From Latin obsolescere (“to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay”), from obs- + olesco (“to grow”). Compare adolescent.

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