obsolete

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈɒbsəliːt/
• (America) enPR: äbsəˈlēt, IPA: /ɑbsəˈliːt/, /ˈɑbsəliːt/

Adjective

obsolete

1. (of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).

   It is speculated that, within a few years, the Internet's speedy delivery of news worldwide will make newspapers obsolete.

   Synonyms: antiquated, deprecated, disused

2. (biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.

   Synonyms: abortive, obscure, rudimental

Synonyms

• (no longer in use) see also Thesaurus:obsolete

Translations

• French: obsolète
• German: veraltet, obsolet
• Italian: obsoleto, in disuso
• Portuguese: obsoleto, obsoleta
• Russian: устаре́вший
• Spanish: obsoleto

Verb

obsolete (obsoletes, present participle obsoleting; past and past participle obsoleted)

1. (transitive, US) To cause to become obsolete.

   This software component has been obsoleted.

   We are in the process of obsoleting this product.

Synonyms

• antiquate; see also Thesaurus:make older

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