Supersede

Word SUPERSEDE
Character 9
Hyphenation su per sede
Pronunciations /ˌsuːpəˈsiːd/

Definitions and meanings of "Supersede"

What do we mean by supersede?

To take the place of; replace or supplant. transitive verb

To take the place of (a person), as in an office or position; succeed. synonym: replace. transitive verb

To make void, inefficacious, or useless by superior power, or by coming in the place of; set aside; render unnecessary; suspend; stay.

To be placed in or take the room of; displace; supplant; replace: as, an officer superseded by another.

To come, or be placed, in the room of; to replace. transitive verb

To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of. transitive verb

To make void, inefficacious, or useless, by superior power, or by coming in the place of; to set aside; to render unnecessary; to suspend; to stay. transitive verb

To omit; to forbear. transitive verb

Set (something) aside. verb

Take the place of. verb

Displace in favour of another. verb

An updated newsgroup post that supersedes an earlier version. noun

Take the place or move into the position of verb

An updated newsgroup post that supersedes an earlier version.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Supersede

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The word "supersede" in example sentences

Since when does the Greek origin of the word supersede the English meaning? ❋ Unknown (2009)

These terms supersede all prior agreements and (together with the Privacy Policy) are complete and exclusive. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I know Rich doesn't understand the word "supersede" but that doesn't mean anything to me. ❋ Unknown (2010)

People who can spell "supersede" correctly are few and far between. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Or you could keep the sense of the word in context, giving up on the basic-vocabulary aspect; you could, for instance, render it "supersede," which I think conveys the meaning well enough. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The word "supersede," however, continued to cause offense. ❋ Allen Johnson (1900)

The dissent will "supersede" the preliminary paper that came out last month, Hennessey said on his blog. ❋ Unknown (2011)

President Pratibha Patil this morning gave her assent to an ordinance pencilled by the Union health ministry to "supersede" the existing council and establish a new board of governors, a senior government official said ❋ Unknown (2010)

Congress Waxman told Bloomberg TV at the weekend that draft legislation being debated this week by a panel of the House Energy and Commerce Committee would "supersede" EPA regulation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

By creating historical and social linkage through this sacrificial ritual, circumcision functions to supersede and transcend our most primary maternal and biological system of relationship making patrilineal and patriarchal hierarchy appear "natural and inevitable," as Nancy Jay notes in her brilliant book, Throughout Your Generations Forever. ❋ Miriam Pollack (2011)

The banks are emboldened by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in April that said state laws can't supersede private contracts that require customers to present their complaints individually to an arbitrator. ❋ Robin Sidel (2011)

The origination of the next few posts lies in my eventual realization that the nascent media groupings of modern multimedia will, at some point, reach a generational shift into a fully cohesive form which will supersede such modern ideas as ‘internet’ and ‘television.’ ❋ Unknown (2010)

While income inequality can seem standard in today's society, high levels of inequality put an undue stress on employers, housing providers, and institutions of education just as much as they stress the likes of those carrying the burden of a cost of living that can supersede economic opportunity. ❋ Takiyah Butler (2011)

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