Adjective: obsolete 'ób-su,leet or ,ób-su'leet
Usage: N. Amer
- No longer in use
"obsolete words";
- disused
- No longer current or applicable
"obsolete regulations from the previous century";
- outdated, out-of-date, superannuated, old
Usage: N. Amer
- Cause to become obsolete
"New technology quickly obsoleted the old manufacturing processes"
Derived forms: obsoleted, obsoletes, obsoleting
See also: noncurrent
Encyclopedia: Obsolete