supersede
Use Supersede in a sentence
pərˈsid verb (used with object), su·per·sed·ed, su·per·sed·ing.
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or cause to be set aside as void, useless, or obsolete, usually in favor of something mentioned; make obsolete: They superseded the old statute with a new one.
3.
to succeed to the position, function, office, etc., of; supplant.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To supersede
00:10
Supersede
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
supersede (ˌsuːpəˈsiːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
| [C15: via Old French from Latin supersedēre to sit above, from | |
| super'sedable | |
| —adj | |
| super'sedence | |
| —n | |
| super'seder | |
| —n | |
| supersedure | |
| —n | |
| supersession | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
supersede
mid-15c., Scottish, "postpone, defer," from M.Fr. superceder "desist, delay, defer," from L. 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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Example sentences
Always with decorum, always with respect and always letting his actions supersede his words.
It is about political group think, where convictions supersede reality.
And a major discovery in the coming years could upend the field and supersede the recommendations of the decadal survey.
Local fire restrictions supersede the campfire permit.
Matching Quote
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
