supersede

verb

ˌsü-pər-ˈsēd How to pronounce supersede (audio)
Definition of supersedenext
as in to replace
to take the place of that edition of the dictionary that you have has been superseded by a more recent one

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How is the word supersede distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of supersede are displace, replace, and supplant. While all these words mean "to put out of a usual or proper place or into the place of another," supersede implies replacing a person or thing that has become superannuated, obsolete, or otherwise inferior.

the new edition supersedes all previous ones

When is it sensible to use displace instead of supersede?

The synonyms displace and supersede are sometimes interchangeable, but displace implies an ousting or dislodging.

war had displaced thousands

When can replace be used instead of supersede?

While the synonyms replace and supersede are close in meaning, replace implies a filling of a place once occupied by something lost, destroyed, or no longer usable or adequate.

replaced the broken window

Where would supplant be a reasonable alternative to supersede?

The meanings of supplant and supersede largely overlap; however, supplant implies either a dispossessing or usurping of another's place, possessions, or privileges or an uprooting of something and its replacement with something else.

was abruptly supplanted in her affections by another

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Recent Examples of supersede Collins, who previously lobbied for ComEd, was hit with the new charge of filing a false tax return for the calendar year 2018 in a superseding indictment filed May 26, 2021 that added the allegations to a broader tax case. —Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 According to a superseding indictment unsealed Tuesday, Sikkema is also charged with one count each of murder for hire, conspiracy to commit murder or hire, and conspiracy to murder a person in a foreign country. —Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025 Trump, along with longtime aide Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago staffer Carlos De Oliveira, pleaded not guilty in a superseding indictment to allegedly attempting to delete surveillance footage at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. —Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025 But the 2022 law that Lamont pushed lawmakers to pass superseded the settlement terms and ordered all of the money to be transferred to a dedicated fund and placed under the sole discretion of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee. —Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for supersede

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