SUPERSEDE


Meaning of SUPERSEDE in English

[ 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.

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