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Supersede

Supersede Meaning & Definition
Supersede Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Supersede?

[v] take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Supersede: replace | supervene upon | supplant

Related Terms | Find terms related to Supersede:

See Also | come after | deputise | deputize | follow | oust | stand in | step in | substitute | succeed | usurp

Supersede In Webster's Dictionary

\Su`per*sede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Superseded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Superseding}.] [L. supersedere, supersessum, to sit above, be superior to, forbear, omit; super above + sedere to sit: cf. F. supers['e]der. See {Sit}, and cf. {Surcease}.] 1. To come, or be placed, in the room of; to replace. 2. To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of; as, to supersede an officer. 3. To make void, inefficacious, or useless, by superior power, or by coming in the place of; to set aside; to render unnecessary; to suspend; to stay. Nothing is supposed that can supersede the known laws of natural motion. --Bentley. 4. (Old Law) To omit; to forbear.

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