supersede

[soo-per-seed]

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or cause to be set aside as void, useless, or obsolete, usually in favor of something mentioned; make obsolete: They superseded the old statute with a new one.

to succeed to the position, function, office, etc., of; supplant.

Origin of supersede

1485–95; < Latin supersedēre to sit above or upon, forbear, equivalent to super- super- + sedēre to sit¹

Related formssu·per·sed·a·ble, adjectivesu·per·sed·er, nounun·su·per·sed·ed, adjectiveun·su·per·sed·ing, adjective

Synonyms for supersede

1. See replace. 2. void, overrule, annul, revoke, rescind.

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Examples from the Web for superseding

Contemporary Examples of superseding

Of course, the U.S. Constitution as written bans religious law from superseding our own laws by way of the Supremacy Clause.
North Carolina, Your Anti-Sharia Law Takes the Cake
Dean Obeidallah
August 9, 2013
This was followed by a third superseding indictment in which the number of counts was reduced to five.
Leave Lance Armstrong Alone
Buzz Bissinger
June 15, 2012
In May of 2008, a superseding indictment was issued upping the number of counts to fifteen.
Leave Lance Armstrong Alone
Buzz Bissinger
June 15, 2012

Historical Examples of superseding

Sir John Moore then, superseding them all, took the command.
Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846
Various
As yet there was no idea of superseding the episcopal functions.
Folkways
William Graham Sumner
“You have succeeded so well, that I should not think of superseding you,” answered his brother.
Hendricks the Hunter
W.H.G. Kingston
Hence was formed from it the anomalous genitive its superseding the Saxon his.
A Handbook of the English Language
Robert Gordon Latham
My services suited her better, and I often had the honor of superseding Frances.
Rutledge
Miriam Coles Harris

British Dictionary definitions for superseding

supersede

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 Formssupersedable, adjectivesupersedence, nounsuperseder, nounsupersedure (ˌsuːpəˈsiːdʒə), nounsupersession (ˌsuːpəˈsɛʃən), noun

Word Origin for supersede

C15: via Old French from Latin supersedēre to sit above, from super- + sedēre to sit

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Word Origin and History for superseding

supersede

mid-15c., Scottish, "postpone, defer," from Middle French superceder "desist, delay, defer," from Latin supersedere "sit on top of, stay clear of, abstain from, forbear, refrain from," from super "above" (see super-) + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). In Scottish law, a judicial order protecting a debtor. Meaning "displace, replace" first recorded 1640s. Related: Superseded; superseding.