supercede

American  

[soo-per-seed] / ˌsu pərˈsid /

verb (used with object)

superceded, superceding

1. a frequent misspelling of supersede.

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Explanation

Supercede is a fancy-sounding word for a simple concept: if someone cuts you in line, he supercedes you. To supercede is to take something or someone's place. To supercede is to take someone else's position. A basketball team that moves into first places supercedes the team that was in first place before. Also, non-physical things can supercede each other — one law could supercede another. Supercede is considered a variant spelling of supersede, the more common way to spell this verb.

Example Sentences

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supercede superceded superceding

Critics, including many in the banking world, argue that the industry is already competitive and that privacy and cybersecurity concerns should supercede other considerations.

From Reuters ● Jul. 9, 2021

If you were, say, a tabloid that had been suspended because of an old policy, a new policy wouldn’t supercede your suspension.

From The Verge ● Oct. 30, 2020

Her order would supercede any federal back-to-work order, she said.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 31, 2020

For its most fervent adherents, French republicanism is supposed to supercede all previous loyalties, be they Catholic, Protestant or Jewish.

From Economist ● May 9, 2017

To be sure, Miss Rawlins learnedly said, playing with her fan, a casuist would give it, that the matrimonial vow ought to supercede any other obligation.

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5 by Richardson, Samuel

On Monday, though, inflation fears were being superceded by worries about an economic slowdown — leading to a rally in Treasurys that sent most yields lower as of afternoon trading.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026

Instead it's been superceded by fears for the world economy.

From Reuters ● Apr. 25, 2022

Any policy set at the conference level would be superceded by more restrictive protocols at the local and state level, Rueda said.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2021

There was also a reconnaissance variant, the GR1A, which was superceded by the GR4A, and an anti-shipping model, the GR1B.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2015

Mr. J. Russell Smith published in 1856 "A Bibliographical Catalogue of English writers on Angling and Ichthyology," which was soon superceded by the following work by Mr. T. Westwood.

From How to Form a Library, 2nd ed by Wheatley, Henry Benjamin

The influence of the forthcoming Olympic games is noticeable, most particularly in the sculpture; the nude male figure, in sporting poses, seems to be superceding the nude female figure.

From Time Magazine Archive

Men from the ranks conspired to displace him, but no leader ever ventured, or perhaps even conceived the idea, whilst under his orders, of superceding the hero of the Mexican conquest.

From Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California by Mayer, Brantz

Used largely for floors, joists, doors, sashes, mouldings, and panel work, rapidly superceding Pinus strobus for building purposes.

From Seasoning of Wood by Wagner, J. B. (Joseph Bernard)

The telephone, local and long distance, is fast superceding the telegraph as a medium for speedy business communications.

From Business Hints for Men and Women by Calhoun, Alfred Rochefort

When Mr. Talbot's patent for the United States expires and our ingenious Yankee boys have the opportunity, I have not the slightest doubt of the Calotype, in their hands, entirely superceding the Daguerreotype.

From History and Practice of the Art of Photography by Snelling, Henry Hunt