supersede
to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing.
to set aside or cause to be set aside as void, useless, irrelevant, or obsolete, usually in consideration of something mentioned: The success of the vaccine superseded the necessity of a smallpox hospital, and the enterprise was abandoned almost as soon as conceived.
to succeed to the position, function, office, etc., of; supplant.
Origin of supersede
1synonym study For supersede
Other words for supersede
Other words from supersede
- su·per·sed·a·ble, adjective
- su·per·sed·er, noun
- un·su·per·sed·ing, adjective
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How to use supersede in a sentence
The trial in Brooklyn federal court was delayed due to the pandemic, as well as the superseding charges that Illinois and New York prosecutors each filed in February and March of last year, respectively.
An R. Kelly accuser says he controlled her CBS News interview. Here’s what else to know about his trial. | Sonia Rao | August 25, 2021 | Washington PostSo perhaps it is no surprise that the screen fathers of the current era find themselves, like they might have in the delivery ward, at a bit of a loss as to how to be useful, and perhaps even superseded in importance by their offspring.
From Stillwater to Sweet Girl, A New Crop of Movies Explores the Plight of Modern Dads | Belinda Luscombe | August 18, 2021 | TimeThat regularity had many possible meanings and was difficult to interpret, at times I thought it was the expression of an intrinsic ease between us, some deep familiarity superseding our many differences.
Barack Obama’s summer reading pick ‘Intimacies’ is an unsettling novel about moral dilemmas | Ron Charles | July 13, 2021 | Washington PostAs discussed, a gold standard copy will not supersede poor website design.
Design systems and SEO: does it help or hinder SERP achievements? | Joe Dawson | June 22, 2021 | Search Engine WatchIn December of that year, law enforcement superseded that indictment with additional charges.
Sweeping indictment puts alleged leaders, members of prominent Baltimore drug ring behind bars | Emily Davies | June 3, 2021 | Washington Post
They would not, for example, supersede federal law regarding the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment.
Sport does have this incredible power to supersede current affairs and politics.
The Irish Sports Betting Company Sending Dennis Rodman to North Korea | Tom Sykes | December 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNetanyahu is meanwhile scrambling to supersede the Plessner committee with intra-coalition negotiations conducted by himself.
A view of the duchess's ball-room, or of the dining-table of the earl, will supersede all occasion for lengthy fiddle-faddle.
There is to be no sovereign power, great or small, other than American, and tribal wards are to supersede dattoships.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanBy the act, which it was intended to supersede, all foreign sugar was subjected to a duty of 63s.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanLed astray by party spirit, the ministers sent Admiral Pigot, a mere nonentity, to supersede Rodney.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntIt is destined to supersede the one, and to introduce the other.
British Dictionary definitions for supersede
/ (ˌsuːpəˈsiːd) /
to take the place of (something old-fashioned or less appropriate); supplant
to replace in function, office, etc; succeed
to discard or set aside or cause to be set aside as obsolete or inferior
Origin of supersede
1Derived forms of supersede
- supersedable, adjective
- supersedence, noun
- superseder, noun
- supersedure (ˌsuːpəˈsiːdʒə), noun
- supersession (ˌsuːpəˈsɛʃən), noun
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