supersede

su·per·sede

transitive verb \ˌsü-pər-ˈsēd\

su·per·sed·edsu·per·sed·ing

Definition of SUPERSEDE

1

a : to cause to be set aside

b : to force out of use as inferior

2

: to take the place or position of

3

: to displace in favor of another

— su·per·sed·er noun

Examples of SUPERSEDE

1. This edition supersedes the previous one.
2. Former stars were being superseded by younger actors.
3. Fortunately, the scientific enterprise has its own self-correcting mechanisms that eventually sort things out. Studies that are wrong will be superseded by better studies with different results. Studies that are right will be corroborated by other good studies. —Harriet Hall, Skeptic, 2007
4. The ancient human carriers of information and understanding—elders, priests, bards, teachers, and community members—are superseded by a more durable and efficient medium, the printed word. —M. Rex Miller, The Millennium Matrix, 2004
5. Upgrading America's too-old, too-slow telephone network, which took about a century to build, is a massive task. But if you believe predictions that the Internet will one day supersede the telephone as the world's primary means of communications, these companies will be road kill if they simply sit by the wayside. —Bethany McLean, Fortune, 6 Dec. 1999

Origin of SUPERSEDE

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

First Known Use: 1654

Related to SUPERSEDE

Synonyms

cut out, displace, displant, relieve, substitute, replace, supplant

Related Words

preempt, usurp

See Synonym Discussion at replace

Rhymes with SUPERSEDE

aniseed, antecede, beating reed, beggarweed, bitterweed, bottle-feed, bugleweed, butterweed, carpetweed, centipede, chicken feed, copyread, cottonseed, cottonweed, crazyweed, double reed, Ganymede, giant reed, go to seed, interbreed, intercede, interplead, jewelweed, jimsonweed, locoweed, millipede, Nicene Creed, overfeed, pedigreed, pickerelweed, poppy seed, Port Said, pumpkinseed, quitclaim deed, retrocede, rosinweed, Runnymede, silverweed, thimbleweed, title deed, tumbleweed, underfeed, up to speed, waterweed