ob|so|lete

ob|so|lete
ob|so|lete «OB suh leet», adjective, verb, -let|ed, -let|ing.
–adj.
1. no longer in use: »

obsolete methods. Bowing to greet a lady is now an obsolete custom. Wooden warships are obsolete.

 Abbr: obs. SYNONYM(S): disused.
2. out-of-date: »

We still use this machine though it is obsolete.

SYNONYM(S): antiquated.
3. Biology. imperfectly developed and of little use; indistinct, especially in comparison with the corresponding character in other individuals or related species; vestigial.
–v.t.
to make obsolete; discard or disuse as being out of date: »

We are about to obsolete the wheel, just as the wheel and axle invention obsoleted the skid, some ten thousand years ago (Atlantic).

╂[< Latin obsolētus, past participle of obsolēscere become out-of-date; see etym. under obsolescent (Cf. ↑obsolescent)]
–ob´so|lete|ly, adverb.
–ob´so|lete|ness, noun.

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