Why this word is great
OBSOLESCE — [Verb] To become obsolete or fall into disuse. From Latin obsolescere ("to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay"), from obs- (intensive prefix) + olescere ("to grow"). Unlike "obsolescent" (which lingers in the process of fading) or "obsolete" (which sits finished in the graveyard of utility), "obsolesce" captures the quiet, inevitable act of slipping away. It is the rotary phone gathering dust in a drawer, the cursive script fading from school curricula, the once-beloved novel forgotten on a shelf—each a small surrender to time’s indifferent tide.