obsolesce

Meaning

To become obsolete.

Synonyms

age

run out

to become obsolete

Translations

veralten

vieillir

anticuar

caer en desuso

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).