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verb (used with object), -sed·ed, -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or cause to be set aside as void, useless, or obsolete, usually in favor of something mentioned; make obsolete: They superseded the old statute with a new one.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.
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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).
EXPANDIn Scottish law, a judicial order protecting a debtor. Meaning "displace, replace" first recorded 1640s.
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