supersede (redirected from superseder)

su·per·sede  (spr-sd)

tr.v. su·per·sed·ed, su·per·sed·ing, su·per·sedes

1. To take the place of; replace.

2. To cause to be set aside, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated. See Synonyms at replace.

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[Middle English superceden, to postpone, from Old French superceder, from Latin supersedre, to refrain from : super-, super- + sedre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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super·seder n.

super·session (-sshn) n.

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supersede [ˌsuːpəˈsiːd]

vb (tr)

1. to take the place of (something old-fashioned or less appropriate); supplant

2. to replace in function, office, etc.; succeed

3. to discard or set aside or cause to be set aside as obsolete or inferior

[via Old French from Latin supersedēre to sit above, from super- + sedēre to sit]

supersedable  adj

supersedence  n

superseder  n

supersedure  [ˌsuːpəˈsiːdʒə] n

supersession  [ˌsuːpəˈsɛʃən] n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

supersede - take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" supercede, supervene upon, supplant, replace replace - substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced" put back, replace - put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them" deputise, deputize, step in, substitute - act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" displace, preempt - take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor" usurp - take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke" oust - remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter" come after, succeed, follow - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"

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supersede

verb replace, displace, usurp, supplant, remove, take over, oust, take the place of, fill or step into (someone's) boots Madness follows, and the birth of a son who will supersede him.

Translations

supersede [ˌsuːpəˈsiːd] VT → desbancar, suplantar

supersede [ˌsuːpə^rˈsiːd] vt → remplacer, supplanter

supersede

vt → ablösen; person, belief also → an die Stelle treten von

supersede [ˌsuːpəˈsiːd] vt → sostituire, soppiantare
a superseded method → un metodo sorpassato

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supersede [ˌsuːpəˈsiːd] vt → sostituire, soppiantare
a superseded method → un metodo sorpassato