| 单词 | supercede |
| 释义 | supercede (once / 83825 pages) v Supercede is a fancy-sounding word for a simple concept: if someone cuts you in line, he supercedes you. To supercede is to take something or someone's place. To supercede is to take someone else's position. A basketball team that moves into first places supercedes the team that was in first place before. Also, non-physical things can supercede each other — one law could supercede another. Supercede is considered a variant spelling of supersede, the more common way to spell this verb. WORD FAMILYsupercede: superceded, supercedes, superceding USAGE EXAMPLESIt alone supercedes any of the supposed challenges related to dealing with this generation’s workplace tendencies. Washington Times(Sep 26, 2016) But many Republicans say Trump's need to drive a sustained message should supercede his desire to revel before an adoring crowd. US News(Aug 10, 2016) Let me also say this: Morris’s theory will be superceded, just like Herodotus’s theory was superceded, and that of Thomas Carlyle. Washington Post(Jul 13, 2016) v take the place or move into the position of Syn|Hypo|Hyper replace, supersede, supervene upon, supplant replace substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) put back, replaceput something back where it belongs deputise, deputize, step in, substitute act as a substitute displace, preempttake the place of or have precedence over usurptake the place of oustremove and replace coverhelp out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities come after, follow, succeed be the successor (of) |
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