Supersede: meaning, definitions and examples

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supersede

[ ˌsuː.pərˈsiːd ]

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to replace

To take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); supplant.

Synonyms

override, replace, supplant

Examples of usage

It was superseded by a new model.
The old rules have been superseded by new ones.

Translations

Translations of the word "supersede" in other languages:

🇵🇹 substituir

🇮🇳 प्रतिस्थापित करना

🇩🇪 ersetzen

🇮🇩 menggantikan

🇺🇦 замінити

🇵🇱 zastąpić

🇯🇵 置き換える (okikaeru)

🇫🇷 remplacer

🇪🇸 reemplazar

🇹🇷 yerine geçmek

🇰🇷 대체하다 (daechoehada)

🇸🇦 يحل محل (yaḥul maḥal)

🇨🇿 nahradit

🇸🇰 nahradiť

🇨🇳 取代 (qǔdài)

🇸🇮 nadomestiti

🇮🇸 skipta út

🇰🇿 ауыстыру

🇬🇪 ჩანაცვლება (chanacvleba)

🇦🇿 əvəz etmək

🇲🇽 reemplazar

Word origin

The word 'supersede' originated from the Latin word 'supersedere', which means 'to sit above, abstain from', formed from 'super-' (above) and 'sedere' (to sit). The word was first recorded in English in the 15th century.