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Meaning of 'supersede' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Supersede [ v. t.]
- To come, or be placed, in the room of; to replace.
- To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of; as, to supersede an officer.
- To make void, inefficacious, or useless, by superior power, or by coming in the place of; to set aside; to render unnecessary; to suspend; to stay.
- To omit; to forbear.

Meaning of 'supersede' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . supersede [ v]
Meaning (1):
- take the place or move into the position of
Example in sentence:
  • Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school;
  • Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left;
  • the computer has supplanted the slide rule

Nearby Words:

sup supawn supe super super- superable superabound superabundance superabundant superacidulated

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