supersede

Meanings

• verb

  Replace or make obsolete; go beyond or surpass in rank, authority, or power.

  - "The new law supersedes the old one."
  - "His promotion supersedes his colleague's."
  - "The updated software supersedes the previous version."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˌsuːpəˈsiːd/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

replace , supplant , usurp

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with supersede
recede , recede , recede , cede , recede

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Variants

List of all variants of supersede that leads to same result
supersede , superseded , superseder , superseders , supersedes , superseding , supercede , superceded , supercedes , superceding

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'supersedere,' meaning 'to sit above' or 'to take the place of'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'supersede' is commonly used in the context of law, but it can also be used in other fields like technology, business, and science.

2. In mathematics, the term 'supersede' is used to denote a function that replaces another function.

3. The first known use of the word 'supersede' in English was in the late 15th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. abrogate: To repeal or annul a law or agreement.

2. override: To take precedence over or to veto a lower authority's decision.

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Quotes

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1. The ancient human carriers of information and understanding—elders, priests, bards, teachers, and community members—are "superseded" by a more durable and efficient medium, the printed word.

   - M. Rex Miller,{it}The Millennium Matrix{/it},2004

2. Fortunately, the scientific enterprise has its own self-correcting mechanisms that eventually sort things out. Studies that are wrong will be "superseded" by better studies with different results. Studies that are right will be corroborated by other good studies.

   - Harriet Hall,{it}Skeptic{/it},2007

3. Upgrading America's too-old, too-slow telephone network, which took about a century to build, is a massive task. But if you believe predictions that the Internet will one day "supersede" the telephone as the world's primary means of communications, these companies will be road kill if they simply sit by the wayside.

   - Bethany McLean,{it}Fortune{/it},6 Dec. 1999

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Culture

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The term 'supersede' has been used in various literary and historical contexts to denote the replacement or succession of one thing by another. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth,' the witches prophesy that Macbeth will 'supersede' Banquo as the king. In the context of law, a statute or regulation that 'supersedes' a previous one is known as a 'superseding statute' or 'superseding ordinance'.

How to Memorize "supersede"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a ladder with each rung representing a law or rule. A new law (supersede) coming into effect pushes the older law (rung) up and takes its place at the top.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'supersede' with the idea of something new replacing the old.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'S-U-P-E-R-S-E-D-E' to remember the meaning: Sit Up and Push Every Replacing Successor Effectively Down.

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