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"Obsoleted" is a word? I've only heard "made obsolete" before, or replaced/discontinued/deprecated.

• declnz 5y ago
  I guess obsolete got verbed...
• tnzm 5y ago
  Verbing weirds language.
• detaro 5y ago
  yes, it is. Even in dictionaries, e.g. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obsolete https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obsolete
  • mLuby 5y ago
    Yeah wow TIL it's been around least since the 1730s. https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=obsoleted https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=obsoleted
• gaucheph 5y ago
  I've seen "obviate" or "obviated" used in these situations.
• shi_tty 5y ago
  Thank you for adding to the discussion.