superseding

Meanings

• verb

  Replacing or making obsolete something that was previously in use.

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Synonyms

replace , supplant , usurp

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with superseding
redeem , supreme , extreme

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Variants

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supersede , superseded , superseder , superseders , supersedes , superseding

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'supersedere' meaning to sit above or replace.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'superseding' is often used in the context of legal proceedings, but it can also be used more generally to describe any situation where something new replaces something old.

2. In the world of video games, a 'supersede' command is used to replace an existing file with a new one.

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Related Concepts

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1. precedent: A legal decision or judgment that is used as an example or authority for deciding similar cases in the future.

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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ancient human carriers of information and understanding—elders, priests, bards, teachers, and community members—are "superseded" by a more durable and efficient medium, the printed word.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 Studies that are wrong will be "superseded" by better studies with different results.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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In law, a superseding event is an unforeseen occurrence that alters the legal consequences of an earlier event. For example, if a defendant accidentally causes an accident while trying to prevent another accident, the second accident (superseding event) may absolve the defendant from liability for the first accident.

How to Memorize "superseding"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a new, larger object replacing an older one.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of replacing or making obsolete.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Supersede' stands for 'Sitting Up Perching Replacing Events Deciding Everything'.

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