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obsolesce (v.)

"fall into disuse, grow obsolete," 1801, from Latin obsolescere "to grow old, wear out, lose value, become obsolete," inchoative of obsolere "fall into disuse" (see obsolete). Related: Obsolesced; obsolescing.

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Definitions of obsolesce from WordNet

obsolesce (v.)
become obsolete, fall into disuse;
This word has not obsolesced, although it is rarely used
From wordnet.princeton.edu