SUPERSEDE


Meaning of SUPERSEDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsü-pər-ˈsēd ]

transitive verb

( -sed·ed ; -sed·ing )

Etymology: Middle English (Scots) superceden to defer, from Middle French, from Latin supersedēre to sit on top, refrain from, from super- + sedēre to sit — more at sit

Date: 1654

1.

a. : to cause to be set aside

b. : to force out of use as inferior

2. : to take the place, room, or position of

3. : to displace in favor of another : supplant

Synonyms: see replace

• su·per·sed·er noun

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