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supersede
su·per·sede also su·per·cede S0902600 (so͞o′pər-sēd′)tr.v. su·per·sed·ed, su·per·sed·ing, su·per·sedes or su·per·ced·ed or su·per·ced·ing or su·per·cedes 1. To take the place of; replace or supplant: "[Dean] Acheson's conversion, that military force should supersede diplomatic response as the core of U.S. foreign policy, would reverberate across generations" (James Carroll).2. To take the place of (a person), as in an office or position; succeed. See Synonyms at replace.
[Late Middle English (Scottish) superceden, to postpone, defer, from Old French superceder, from Latin supersedēre, to sit on top of, abstain from : super-, super- + sedēre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
su′per·sed′er, su′per·ced′er n.su′per·ses′sion, su′per·ces′sion (-sĕsh′ən) n.Usage Note: Supersede is commonly spelled supercede, probably by influence of words like accede and intercede. The spelling with a c has been in existence for 300 years and has traditionally been considered an error, but it appears so widely in books and other edited publications that this spelling must be considered standard.supersede (ˌsuːpəˈsiːd) vb (tr) 1. to take the place of (something old-fashioned or less appropriate); supplant2. to replace in function, office, etc; succeed3. 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- + sedēre to sit] ˌsuperˈsedable adj ˌsuperˈsedence n ˌsuperˈseder n supersedure n supersession nsu•per•sede (ˌsu pərˈsid)
v.t. -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, usu. in favor of something mentioned; make obsolete. 3. to succeed to the position, function, office, etc., of; supplant. [1485–95; < Latin supersedēre to sit on top, refrain =super- super- + sedēre to sit] su`per•sed′a•ble, adj. su`per•sed′er, n. supersede
Past participle: superseded
Gerund: superseding
| Imperative |
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| supersede | | supersede |
| Present |
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| I supersede | | you supersede | | he/she/it supersedes | | we supersede | | you supersede | | they supersede |
| Preterite |
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| I superseded | | you superseded | | he/she/it superseded | | we superseded | | you superseded | | they superseded |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am superseding | | you are superseding | | he/she/it is superseding | | we are superseding | | you are superseding | | they are superseding |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have superseded | | you have superseded | | he/she/it has superseded | | we have superseded | | you have superseded | | they have superseded |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was superseding | | you were superseding | | he/she/it was superseding | | we were superseding | | you were superseding | | they were superseding |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had superseded | | you had superseded | | he/she/it had superseded | | we had superseded | | you had superseded | | they had superseded |
| Future |
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| I will supersede | | you will supersede | | he/she/it will supersede | | we will supersede | | you will supersede | | they will supersede |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have superseded | | you will have superseded | | he/she/it will have superseded | | we will have superseded | | you will have superseded | | they will have superseded |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be superseding | | you will be superseding | | he/she/it will be superseding | | we will be superseding | | you will be superseding | | they will be superseding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been superseding | | you have been superseding | | he/she/it has been superseding | | we have been superseding | | you have been superseding | | they have been superseding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been superseding | | you will have been superseding | | he/she/it will have been superseding | | we will have been superseding | | you will have been superseding | | they will have been superseding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been superseding | | you had been superseding | | he/she/it had been superseding | | we had been superseding | | you had been superseding | | they had been superseding |
| Conditional |
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| I would supersede | | you would supersede | | he/she/it would supersede | | we would supersede | | you would supersede | | they would supersede |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have superseded | | you would have superseded | | he/she/it would have superseded | | we would have superseded | | you would have superseded | | they would have superseded |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | supersede - take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"supercede, supervene upon, supplant, replacereplace - substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"put back, replace - put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"deputise, deputize, step in, substitute - act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"displace, preempt - take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"usurp - take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"oust - remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter"come after, succeed, follow - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" |
supersedeverb replace, displace, usurp, supplant, remove, take over, oust, take the place of, fill or step into (someone's) boots Madness follows, and the birth of a son who will supersede him.supersedeverbTo substitute for or fill the place of:replace, supplant, surrogate.TranslationsverdrängenrimpiazzaresostituiresobreporsubstituirSupersede
SupersedeTo obliterate, replace, make void, or useless. Supersede means to take the place of, as by reason of superior worth or right. A recently enacted statute that repeals an older law is said to supersede the prior legislation. A superseding cause is an act of a third person or some intervening force that prevents a tortfeasor from being held liable for harm to another. A supervening act is one that insulates an actor from responsibility for negligently causing a dangerous condition that results in an injury to the plaintiff. AcronymsSeesafe sexsupersede
Synonyms for supersedeverb replaceSynonyms- replace
- displace
- usurp
- supplant
- remove
- take over
- oust
- take the place of
- fill or step into (someone's) boots
Synonyms for supersedeverb to substitute for or fill the place ofSynonymsSynonyms for supersedeverb take the place or move into the position ofSynonyms- supercede
- supervene upon
- supplant
- replace
Related Words- replace
- put back
- deputise
- deputize
- step in
- substitute
- displace
- preempt
- usurp
- oust
- come after
- succeed
- follow
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