[ ˌsu:pə'si:d ]
■ verb take the place of; supplant.
Derivatives
supersession noun
Origin
C15 (in the sense 'postpone, defer'): from OFr. ~r , from L. ~re 'be superior to'.
Usage
The standard spelling is ~ rather than supercede . The c spelling is recorded as early as the 16th century; although still often regarded as incorrect, it is now being entered without comment in some modern dictionaries.