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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take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); supplant: "the older models of car have now been superseded"
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verb. su· per· sede ˌsü-pər-ˈsēd. superseded; superseding. Synonyms of supersede. transitive verb. 1. a. : to cause to be set aside. b. : to force out of use as inferior. 2. : to take the place or position of. 3. : to displace in favor of another. superseder noun. Did you know?
verb [ T ] uk / ˌsuː.pəˈsiːd / us / ˌsuː.pɚˈsiːd / to replace something, especially something older or more old-fashioned: Most of the old road has been superseded by the great interstate highways. Synonyms. replace. supplant formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Replacing and exchanging. alternate. alternatively.
to replace something, especially something older or more old-fashioned: Most of the old road has been superseded by the great interstate highways. Synonyms. replace. supplant formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Replacing and exchanging. alternate. alternatively. bargain something away. behalf. change over. compensation. instead of.
Superseded definition: set aside as void, useless, irrelevant, or obsolete, usually in consideration of something mentioned. See examples of SUPERSEDED used in a sentence.
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as void, useless, irrelevant, or obsolete, usually in consideration of something mentioned: The success of the vaccine superseded the necessity of a smallpox hospital, and the enterprise was abandoned almost as soon as conceived. Synonyms: rescind, revoke, annul, overrule, void.
to replace something older, less effective, or less important or official: Wireless broadband could supersede satellite radio one day.
Definition of supersede verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To take the place of; replace or supplant: "[Dean] Acheson's conversion, that military force should supersede diplomatic response as the core of U.S. foreign policy, would reverberate across generations" (James Carroll). 2. To take the place of (a person), as in an office or position; succeed. See Synonyms at replace.
If something is superseded by something newer, it is replaced because it has become old-fashioned or unacceptable. Hand tools are relics of the past that have now been superseded by the machine. American English : supersede / supərˈsid /
Most words that include super have something good going on. 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.
