Absolete vs. Obsolete
Difference Between Absolete and Obsolete
Absoleteadjective
obsolete form of obsolete
Obsoleteadjective
No longer in use
an obsolete word.Obsoleteadjective
Outmoded in design, style, or construction
an obsolete locomotive.Obsoleteadjective
(Biology) Vestigial or rudimentary, especially in comparison with related or ancestral species, as the tailbone of an ape. Used of an organ or other part of an organism.
Obsoleteverb
To cause to become obsolete
"The textbook publishers use every trick known to the marketing mind to obsolete their products year after year, thus closing off the possibility of second-hand sales" (Thomas Frank).Obsoleteadjective
(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.Obsoleteadjective
(biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
Obsoleteverb
To cause to become obsolete.
This software component has been obsoleted.We are in the process of obsoleting this product.Obsoleteadjective
old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable;
obsolete wordsan obsolete locomotiveoutdated equipmentsuperannuated lawsout-of-date ideasObsoleteadjective
no longer in use;
obsolete words
