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supersede

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su⋅per⋅sede

  [soo-per-seed]
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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or cause to be set aside as void, useless, or obsolete, usually in favor of something mentioned; make obsolete: They superseded the old statute with a new one.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.
Origin:
1485–95; < L supersedēre to sit above or upon, forbear, equiv. to super- super- + sedēre to sit 1

Related forms:
su⋅per⋅sed⋅a⋅ble, adjective
su⋅per⋅sed⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. See replace. 2. void, overrule, annul, revoke, rescind.
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su·per·sede   (sōō'pər-sēd')   
tr.v.   su·per·sed·ed, su·per·sed·ing, su·per·sedes

  1. To take the place of; replace.

  2. To cause to be set aside, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated. See Synonyms at replace.


[Middle English superceden, to postpone, from Old French superceder, from Latin supersedēre, to refrain from : super-, super- + sedēre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
su'per·sed'er n., su'per·ses'sion (-sěsh'ən) n.
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Word Origin & History

supersede 
1456, 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 Scot. law, a judicial order protecting a debtor. Meaning "displace, replace" first recorded 1642.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: su·per·sede
Pronunciation: "sü-p&r-'sEd
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -sed·ed; -sed·ing
1 : to subject to postponement or suspension; especially : to suspend the operation of (a judgment or order) by means of a supersedeas
2 : to take the place of in authority : PREEMPT, OVERRIDE
3 : to take the place of and render null or ineffective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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