Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to obsolete
Participle: obsoleted
Gerund: obsoleting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | obsolete |
| you | obsolete |
| he;she;it | obsoletes |
| we | obsolete |
| you | obsolete |
| they | obsolete |
Perfect
| I | have obsoleted |
| you | have obsoleted |
| he;she;it | has obsoleted |
| we | have obsoleted |
| you | have obsoleted |
| they | have obsoleted |
Past
| I | obsoleted |
| you | obsoleted |
| he;she;it | obsoleted |
| we | obsoleted |
| you | obsoleted |
| they | obsoleted |
Pluperfect
| I | had obsoleted |
| you | had obsoleted |
| he;she;it | had obsoleted |
| we | had obsoleted |
| you | had obsoleted |
| they | had obsoleted |
Future
| I | will obsolete |
| you | will obsolete |
| he;she;it | will obsolete |
| we | will obsolete |
| you | will obsolete |
| they | will obsolete |
Future Perfect
| I | will have obsoleted |
| you | will have obsoleted |
| he;she;it | will have obsoleted |
| we | will have obsoleted |
| you | will have obsoleted |
| they | will have obsoleted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | obsolete |
| you | obsolete |
| he;she;it | obsolete |
| we | obsolete |
| you | obsolete |
| they | obsolete |
Perfect
| I | have obsoleted |
| you | have obsoleted |
| he;she;it | have obsoleted |
| we | have obsoleted |
| you | have obsoleted |
| they | have obsoleted |
Imperfect
| I | obsoleted |
| you | obsoleted |
| he;she;it | obsoleted |
| we | obsoleted |
| you | obsoleted |
| they | obsoleted |
Pluperfect
| I | had obsoleted |
| you | had obsoleted |
| he;she;it | had obsoleted |
| we | had obsoleted |
| you | had obsoleted |
| they | had obsoleted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would obsolete |
| you | would obsolete |
| he;she;it | would obsolete |
| we | would obsolete |
| you | would obsolete |
| they | would obsolete |
Perfect
| I | would have obsoleted |
| you | would have obsoleted |
| he;she;it | would have obsoleted |
| we | would have obsoleted |
| you | would have obsoleted |
| they | would have obsoleted |
Imperative
| you | obsolete |
| we | Let's obsolete |
| you | obsolete |
Verbs conjugated like 'obsolete'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'obsolete'
obsolesce,
absolve,
abvolate,
consolate,
desolate,
insolate,
isolate,
oblate,
obolize,
obrogate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1579, from L. obsoletus "grown old, worn out," pp. of obsolescere "fall into disuse," probably from ob "away" + solere "to be used to, be accustomed."
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
4. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
5. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i)
6. Proto-Italic *op
7. Latin ob
8. Latin obs-
9. Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
10. Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
11. Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
12. Proto-Indo-European *h₂oléyeti
13. Proto-Italic *oleō
14. Latin *oleō
15. Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti
16. Proto-Italic *-skō
17. Latin -sco
18. Latin olēscere
19. Latin obsolēscere
20. Proto-Indo-European *-tós
21. Proto-Italic *-tos
22. Latin -tus
23. Latin obsolētusbor.
24. English obsolete
25. Borrowed from Latin obsolētus (“worn out, gone out of use”), past participle of obsolēscere (“to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay”); see obsolesce.
Sample Sentences
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This software component has been obsoleted.
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We are in the process of obsoleting this product.
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Should we develop nonhuman minds that might eventually outnumber, outsmart, obsolete and replace us? [2023 March 22, “Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter”, in Future of Life Institute:]