The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Obsolesce \Ob`so*lesce"\, v. i. [L. obsolescere. See Obsolescent.] To become obsolescent. [R.] --Fitzed. Hall. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
obsolesce v 1: become obsolete, fall into disuse; "This word has not obsolesced, although it is rarely used"