obsolete

²ob·so·lete

verb \ˌäb-sə-ˈlēt, ˈäb-sə-ˌ\

ob·so·let·edob·so·let·ing

Definition of OBSOLETE

transitive verb

: to make (something) old-fashioned or no longer useful : make obsolete

Examples of OBSOLETE

1. While many … do describe various small, quick-loading 35mm film cartridges, modern technology has obsoleted these. —Herbert Keppler, Popular Photography, November 1993
2. … older cpu's whose speed and efficiency never were fully tapped before they were effectively obsoleted by their manufacturers … —Edith Myers, Datamation, November 1977
3. For radio itself deliberately obsoletes today what it built yesterday. —David Sarnoff, Television, 1936

Origin of OBSOLETE

(see ¹obsolete)

First Known Use: 1640