Obsolesce (Verb)
Meaning
Become obsolete, fall into disuse; "This word has not obsolesced, although it is rarely used".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Many computer applications are in danger of obsolescing due to compatibility issues with newer operating systems.
- The medical procedures obsolesced after the newer, more efficient treatments were discovered.
- Although computer programming languages continually emerge, few have completely obsolesced.
- Technological advancements in renewable energy have not yet caused fossil fuels to obsolesce entirely.
- The rise of online streaming services led many major film studios to consider whether traditional cinema would eventually obsolesce.