supersede

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supersede

/ˌsuːpəˈsiːd/ UK
/ˌsupɚˈsiːd/ Canada, US
/ˌsʉːpəˈsiːd/ Australia

Rhymes with -iːd

Where it comes from

From Middle French superseder (“postpone, defer”), from Latin supersedēre, from super (“over”) + sedēre (“to sit”). The meaning “to replace” is from 1642, probably by association with unrelated precede – note that c instead of s (from cēdere (“to yield”), not sedēre (“to sit”)). As a result, supercede is a common misspelling – see therein for further discussion. Doublet of surcease.

verb supersedes · superseding · superseded · supercede · superseed

transitive To take the place of. Those older products have been superseded by our new range.
Similar: replace, supplant, usurp
transitive To displace in favor of itself. Modern US culture has superseded the native forms.

noun supersedes · supercede · superseed

Internet An updated newsgroup post that supersedes an earlier version. Rogue cancels and supersedes are being issued on a large scale against posters.

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verb take the place of

Español	subseguir
中文	代替 dàitì, 替換 /替换 tìhuàn
Português	substituir
Français	supplanter
Deutsch	ablösen, ersetzen, den Platz einnehmen von
Italiano	sostituire
Русский	замеща́ть zameščátʹ, замести́ть zamestítʹ

verb set aside

Português	sobrepor
Deutsch	aufheben, ablösen
Italiano	superare
Русский	смеща́ть smeščátʹ, смести́ть smestítʹ

verb displace in favour of another

Português	substituir, suplantar
Deutsch	verdrängen
Italiano	soppiantare
Русский	вытесня́ть vytesnjátʹ, вы́теснить výtesnitʹ

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@misc{supersede_2026,
  title = {supersede},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/supersede},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}