supersede

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To take the place of.
2. (transitive) To displace in favor of itself.

Noun

An updated newsgroup post that supersedes an earlier version.

Synonyms

replace

supplant

displace

substitute

supervene upon

succeed

take the place of

stand in for

supercede

oust

incapacitate

nullify

override

permute

preoccupy

prosthesis

relay

relieve

replacement

shelve

slip into

spell

substitution

usurp

worm

🪱

come in between

supplent

marry in addition

anticipate

deposed from office

change

come after

cut out

dislocate

displacement

disuse

enter into

follow

forestall

Translations

ersetzen

substituir

reemplazar

supplanter

remplacer

sobrepor

suplantar

vervangen

sostituire

verdringen

sustituir

αντικαθιστώ

verdrängen

soppiantare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌsuːpəˈsiːd/

Etymology

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.