supersede
[ soo-per-seed ]
/ ˌsu pərˈsid /
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verb (used with object), su·per·sed·ed, su·per·sed·ing.
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as void, useless, irrelevant, or obsolete, usually in consideration of something mentioned: The success of the vaccine superseded the necessity of a smallpox hospital, and the enterprise was abandoned almost as soon as conceived.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.
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Origin of supersede
synonym study for supersede
1. See replace.
OTHER WORDS FROM supersede
su·per·sed·a·ble, adjectivesu·per·sed·er, nounun·su·per·sed·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for supersede
supersede
/ (ˌsuːpəˈsiːd) /
verb (tr)
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
Derived forms of supersede
Word Origin for supersede
C15: via Old French from Latin supersedēre to sit above, from super- + sedēre to sit
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