From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Supersede \Su`per*sede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Superseded}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Superseding}.] [L. supersedere, supersessum, to
sit above, be superior to, forbear, omit; super above +
sedere to sit: cf. F. supers['e]der. See {Sit}, and cf.
{Surcease}.]
1. To come, or be placed, in the room of; to replace.
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2. To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of;
as, to supersede an officer.
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3. 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.
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Nothing is supposed that can supersede the known
laws of natural motion. --Bentley.
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4. (Old Law) To omit; to forbear.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
supersede
v 1: 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"
[syn: {supplant}, {replace}, {supersede}, {supervene upon},
{supercede}]
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