单词 | supersede |
释义 | supersede[ soo-per-seed ] / ˌsu pərˈsid / SEE SYNONYMS FOR supersede ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), su·per·sed·ed, su·per·sed·ing.to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing. 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or cause to be set aside as void, useless, or obsolete, usually in favor of something mentioned; make obsolete: They superseded the old statute with a new one. to succeed to the position, function, office, etc., of; supplant. Origin of supersedeFirst recorded in 1485–95; from Latin supersedēre “to sit above or upon, forbear,” equivalent to super-super- + sedēre ”to sit”; see sit1 SYNONYMS FOR supersede2 void, overrule, annul, revoke, rescind. SEE SYNONYMS FOR supersede ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for supersede1. See replace. OTHER WORDS FROM supersedesu·per·sed·a·ble, adjectivesu·per·sed·er, nounun·su·per·sed·ed, adjectiveun·su·per·sed·ing, adjectiveWords nearby supersedesupersaur, supersaver, superscribe, superscript, superscription, supersede, supersedeas, supersedure, superseniority, supersensible, supersensitive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for supersedeBritish Dictionary definitions for supersedesupersede / (ˌsuːpəˈsiːd) / verb (tr)to take the place of (something old-fashioned or less appropriate); supplant to replace in function, office, etc; succeed to discard or set aside or cause to be set aside as obsolete or inferior Derived forms of supersedeWord Origin for supersedeC15: via Old French from Latin supersedēre to sit above, from super- + sedēre to sit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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