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- Dictionarysupersede/suːpəˈsiːd/
verb
- 1. take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); supplant: "the older models of car have now been superseded"
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to replace something older, less effective, or less important or official: Wireless broadband could supersede satellite radio one day.
The meaning of SUPERSEDE is to cause to be set aside. How to use supersede in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Supersede.
Is it supersede or supercede? Supersede is a verb that means to replace something or to surpass something in importance. Supersede is the correct spelling. Supercede is a misspelling of the same verb that has persisted for quite some time. You should only use supersede in your own writing.
to replace something older, less effective, or less important or official: Wireless broadband could supersede satellite radio one day. The state law was superseded by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.
Supersede is from the 16th-century Latin for "sit on top," and it often means to replace with something better. A version 10 of a computer game will supersede, version 9, making it more exciting. Unfortunately, a person might be replaced too, as in "the younger running back will supersede the veteran player as he gets older."
to take the place of something/somebody that is considered to be old-fashioned or no longer the best available. be superseded (by something) The theory has been superseded by more recent research.
supersede in British English. (ˌsuːpəˈsiːd ) verb (transitive) 1. to take the place of (something old-fashioned or less appropriate); supplant. 2. to replace in function, office, etc; succeed. 3. to discard or set aside or cause to be set aside as obsolete or inferior.
Supersede definition: to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing.. See examples of SUPERSEDE used in a sentence.
What does the verb supersede mean? There are 21 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb supersede, ten of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the verb supersede? About 4 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
1. to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing. 2. to set aside or cause to be set aside as void, useless, or obsolete, usu. in favor of something mentioned; make obsolete. 3. to succeed to the position, function, office, etc., of; supplant.
