superseded

American  

[soo-per-see-did] / ˌsu pərˈsi dɪd /

adjective

1. set aside as void, useless, irrelevant, or obsolete, usually in consideration of something mentioned.

   If a document has not been rescinded, but a portion of the content no longer applies, the superseded portion will be grayed out electronically.

2. succeeded or supplanted in position, office, etc., by another person.

   To avoid any dissension over the new army chief’s appointment, the superseded General chose to retire rather than continue serving in another role.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of supersede.

Other Word Forms

• unsuperseded
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of superseded

supersede ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Superseded by Manchester City and Chelsea at the top, the more realistic objectives for United and Liverpool are a place in next season’s Champions League.

From Washington Times • Sep. 11, 2015

Superseded today by other wind instruments, Corno di Bassetto seems not displeased with his efforts of 1888, although he claims he has not bothered to reread them.

From Time Magazine Archive

He pursues this theme in a large number of his most serious and affecting lyrics, most gravely perhaps in "The To-be-Forgotten" and in "The Superseded."

From Some Diversions of a Man of Letters by Gosse, Edmund