su ‧ per ‧ sede /ˌsuːpəˈsiːd $ -pər-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: superseder 'to not do something' , from Latin supersedere 'to be better than, not do something' , from sedere 'to sit' ]
if a new idea, product, or method supersedes another one, it becomes used instead because it is more modern or effective SYN replace :
Their map has since been superseded by photographic atlases.
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THESAURUS
■ a thing
▪ replace if one thing replaces another, it is used instead of the other thing, usually permanently:
The car was old and needed replacing.
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Computers have replaced typewriters.
▪ take something's place/take the place of something to be used instead of another thing:
If any of the eight units fails, its place will be taken by the back-up unit.
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MP3 players are taking the place of CDs.
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Ugly concrete apartment buildings have taken the place of the old houses.
▪ supersede to take the place of something – used especially about inventions, methods, organizations etc:
The League of Nations was superseded by the United Nations in 1946.
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Analysis by manual calculation has been superseded by more modern computer-based methods.
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Goose used to be a traditional Christmas bird until turkey superseded it in popularity.
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Iron began to supersede bronze for tool making about 3000 years ago.
▪ substitute something for something to use something instead of the thing that you usually use, because the usual thing is not available – used especially about food:
You can substitute margarine for butter in most recipes.