obsolesce
Syllables: ob·so·lesceUK/ˌɒbsəˈlɛs//ˌɑbsəˈlɛs/
obsolesce verb: to become or be rendered obsolete; to undergo obsolescence.
Verb
obsolesce (third-person singular simple present obsolesces, present participle obsolescing, simple past and past participle obsolesced)
- To become or be rendered obsolete; to undergo obsolescence.
- ; see also Thesaurus:to age
- Synonyms:
- go by the wayside, superannuate, elden
obsolesce meaning in Urdu and Bengali
obsolesce in Urdu
- فرسودہ ہو جانا
obsolesce in Bengali
- অপ্রচলিত হওয়া
Synonyms of obsolesce
Forms of obsolesce
| third-person singular present | obsolesces |
|---|---|
| present participle | obsolescing |
| past participle | obsolesced |
| past | obsolesced |
Origin of obsolesce
From Latin obsolescere (“to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay”), from obs- + olesco (“to grow”). Compare adolescent.
Words that rhyme with obsolesce
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- SMS
- success
- compress
- largesse
- ness
- profess
- confess
- distress
- regress
- depress
- excess
- guess
- prepossess
- undress
- CBS
- ingress
- oppress
- redress
- transgress
- assess
- cess
- duress
- fess
- fluoresce
- Hesse
- less
- mayoress
- obsess
- tress
- unless
- yes
- accresce
- acquiesce
- aggress
- BESS
- caress
- clothes press
- congress
- defervesce
- digress
- ess
- foulness
- Hess
- intumesce
- jess
- lazy S
- liquesce
- repress
Questions about obsolesce
- What does obsolesce mean?
- Obsolesce means to become or be rendered obsolete; to undergo obsolescence.
- What is obsolesce in Urdu?
- Obsolesce in Urdu is فرسودہ ہو جانا. See Obsolesce meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is obsolesce?
- Obsolesce is a verb.
- How do you pronounce obsolesce?
- Obsolesce is pronounced /ˌɒbsəˈlɛs/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of obsolesce?
- The past tense of obsolesce is obsolesced.
Words near obsolesce in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: obsolesce (page history and authors); obsolesce (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); obsolesce (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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