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单词 supersede
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supersede

This has now been superseded by new information received only today.But these manoeuvres were quickly superseded by the threat of civil war.Like cassette players and wind-up windows, the humble wing mirror is about to be superseded by technology.

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supersede

British English: supersede VERB
If something is superseded by something newer, it is replaced because it has become old-fashioned or unacceptable.
Hand tools are relics of the past that have now been superseded by the machine.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
  • Brazilian Portuguese: suplantar
  • Chinese: 取代
  • European Spanish: suplantar
  • French: remplacer
  • German: ablösen
  • Italian: sostituire
  • Japanese: 取って代わる
  • Korean: 대체되다
  • European Portuguese: suplantar
  • Latin American Spanish: suplantar

(verb) 
Definition
to replace (someone) in function or office
It seems unlikely that democratically created dictionaries will supersede traditional ones.
Synonyms
replace
the man who deposed and replaced him
displace
These factories have displaced tourism.
usurp
Did she usurp his place in his mother's heart?
supplant
He may be supplanted by a younger man.
remove
He removed his jacket.
take over
oust
The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.
take the place of
He eventually took Charlie's place in the band.
fill or step into (someone's) boots
(verb) 
Synonyms
set aside
overrule
The Court of Appeal overruled the original decision.
annul

Additional synonyms

in the sense of displace
These factories have displaced tourism.
Synonyms
replace,
succeed,
take over from,
supersede,
oust,
usurp,
supplant,
take the place of,
crowd out,
fill or step into (someone's) boots
in the sense of oust
Definition
to force (someone) out of a position
The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.
Synonyms
expel,
turn out,
dismiss,
exclude,
exile,
discharge,
throw out,
relegate,
displace,
topple,
banish,
eject,
depose,
evict,
dislodge,
unseat,
dispossess,
send packing,
turf out (informal),
disinherit,
drum out,
show someone the door,
give the bum's rush (slang),
throw out on your ear (informal)
in the sense of overrule
Definition
to rule or decide against (an argument or decision)
The Court of Appeal overruled the original decision.
Synonyms
reverse,
alter,
cancel,
recall,
discount,
overturn,
set aside,
override,
repeal,
quash,
revoke,
disallow,
rescind,
rule against,
invalidate,
annul,
nullify,
outvote,
countermand,
make null and void

Synonyms of 'supersede'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of remove
Definition
to take (clothing) off
He removed his jacket.
Synonyms
take off,
pull off,
peel off,
slip out of,
climb out of,
doff,
divest yourself of
in the sense of supplant
Definition
to take the place of (someone or something)
He may be supplanted by a younger man.
Synonyms
replace,
oust,
displace,
supersede,
remove,
take over,
undermine,
overthrow,
unseat,
take the place of
in the sense of take the place of
He eventually took Charlie's place in the band.
Synonyms
replace,
relieve,
substitute for,
cover for,
take over from,
act for,
stand in for,
fill in for,
be a substitute for
in the sense of usurp
Definition
to seize a position or power without authority
Did she usurp his place in his mother's heart?
Synonyms
seize,
take over,
assume,
take,
appropriate,
wrest,
commandeer,
arrogate,
infringe upon,
lay hold of
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