About The Word Supersede
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Supersede
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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 & p. p. {Superseded}; p.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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