supersede

  • 31supersede — su·per·sede …

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  • 32supersede — verb Syn: replace, take the place of, take over from, succeed, supplant …

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  • 33supersede — [ˌsuːpəˈsiːd] verb [T] if one thing is superseded by another, it is replaced by it Steam trains were gradually superseded by diesel engines.[/ex] …

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  • 34supersede — su•per•sede [[t]ˌsu pərˈsid[/t]] v. t. sed•ed, sed•ing 1) to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing 2) to set aside or cause to be set aside as void, useless, or obsolete, usu. in favor of …

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  • 35supersede — /supəˈsid / (say soohpuh seed) verb (t) (superseded, superseding) 1. to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing. 2. to set aside, as void, useless, or obsolete, now usually in favour of… …

  • 36supersede — /s(y)uwparsiyd/ Obliterate, set aside, annul, replace, make void, inefficacious or useless, repeal. To set aside, render unnecessary, suspend, or stay …

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  • 37supersede — To remove in making way for another. To drop from use and replace …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 38supersede — v.tr. 1 a adopt or appoint another person or thing in place of. b set aside; cease to employ. 2 (of a person or thing) take the place of. Derivatives: supersedence n. supersedure n. supersession n. Etymology: OF superseder f. L supersedere be… …

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  • 39Superseded — Supersede Su per*sede , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Superseded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Superseding}.] [L. supersedere, supersessum, to sit above, be superior to, forbear, omit; super above + sedere to sit: cf. F. supers[ e]der. See {Sit}, and cf.… …

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  • 40Superseding — Supersede Su per*sede , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Superseded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Superseding}.] [L. supersedere, supersessum, to sit above, be superior to, forbear, omit; super above + sedere to sit: cf. F. supers[ e]der. See {Sit}, and cf.… …

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