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Supersede

//ˌsuːpəˈsiːd// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An updated newsgroup post that supersedes an earlier version. Internet

    "Rogue cancels and supersedes are being issued on a large scale against posters."

Verb
  1. 1
    To take the place of. transitive

    "Those older products have been superseded by our new range."

  2. 2
    take the place or move into the position of wordnet
  3. 3
    To displace in favor of itself. transitive

    "Modern US culture has superseded the native forms."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French superseder (“postpone, defer”), from Latin supersedēre, from super (“over”) + sedēre (“to sit”). The meaning “to replace” is from 1642, probably by association with unrelated precede – note that c instead of s (from cēdere (“to yield”), not sedēre (“to sit”)). As a result, supercede is a common misspelling – see therein for further discussion. Doublet of surcease.

Etymology 2

From Middle French superseder (“postpone, defer”), from Latin supersedēre, from super (“over”) + sedēre (“to sit”). The meaning “to replace” is from 1642, probably by association with unrelated precede – note that c instead of s (from cēdere (“to yield”), not sedēre (“to sit”)). As a result, supercede is a common misspelling – see therein for further discussion. Doublet of surcease.

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