obsolesce
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ob·so·lesce
(ŏb′sə-lĕs′)intr.v. ob·so·lesced, ob·so·lesc·ing, ob·so·lesc·es
To undergo the process of becoming obsolete.
[Latin obsolēscere; see obsolescent.]
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obsolesce
(ˌɒbsəˈlɛs)vb
(intr) to become obsolete
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ob•so•lesce
(ˌɒb səˈlɛs)v.i. -lesced, -lesc•ing.
to be or become obsolescent.
[1870–75]
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obsolesce
Past participle: obsolesced
Gerund: obsolescing
| Imperative |
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| obsolesce |
| obsolesce |
| Present |
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| I obsolesce |
| you obsolesce |
| he/she/it obsolesces |
| we obsolesce |
| you obsolesce |
| they obsolesce |
| Preterite |
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| I obsolesced |
| you obsolesced |
| he/she/it obsolesced |
| we obsolesced |
| you obsolesced |
| they obsolesced |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am obsolescing |
| you are obsolescing |
| he/she/it is obsolescing |
| we are obsolescing |
| you are obsolescing |
| they are obsolescing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have obsolesced |
| you have obsolesced |
| he/she/it has obsolesced |
| we have obsolesced |
| you have obsolesced |
| they have obsolesced |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was obsolescing |
| you were obsolescing |
| he/she/it was obsolescing |
| we were obsolescing |
| you were obsolescing |
| they were obsolescing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had obsolesced |
| you had obsolesced |
| he/she/it had obsolesced |
| we had obsolesced |
| you had obsolesced |
| they had obsolesced |
| Future |
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| I will obsolesce |
| you will obsolesce |
| he/she/it will obsolesce |
| we will obsolesce |
| you will obsolesce |
| they will obsolesce |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have obsolesced |
| you will have obsolesced |
| he/she/it will have obsolesced |
| we will have obsolesced |
| you will have obsolesced |
| they will have obsolesced |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be obsolescing |
| you will be obsolescing |
| he/she/it will be obsolescing |
| we will be obsolescing |
| you will be obsolescing |
| they will be obsolescing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been obsolescing |
| you have been obsolescing |
| he/she/it has been obsolescing |
| we have been obsolescing |
| you have been obsolescing |
| they have been obsolescing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been obsolescing |
| you will have been obsolescing |
| he/she/it will have been obsolescing |
| we will have been obsolescing |
| you will have been obsolescing |
| they will have been obsolescing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been obsolescing |
| you had been obsolescing |
| he/she/it had been obsolescing |
| we had been obsolescing |
| you had been obsolescing |
| they had been obsolescing |
| Conditional |
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| I would obsolesce |
| you would obsolesce |
| he/she/it would obsolesce |
| we would obsolesce |
| you would obsolesce |
| they would obsolesce |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have obsolesced |
| you would have obsolesced |
| he/she/it would have obsolesced |
| we would have obsolesced |
| you would have obsolesced |
| they would have obsolesced |
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Verb 1. obsolesce - become obsolete, fall into disuse; "This word has not obsolesced, although it is rarely used"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
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obsolesce
verbTo make or become obsolete:
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