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supersede(dictionary)

supersede (iou)



supersede verb. Also (earlier) supercede. L15.
[Old French superceder, later -seder, from Latin supersedere (in medieval Latin freq. -cedere) set above, be superior to, refrain from, omit, formed as SUPER- + sedere sit.]
verb trans. Postpone, defer, put off. Now only in Law. Scot. L15.
b. verb intrans. Defer action; delay, hesitate. Scot. M16-M17.
verb trans. Desist from; discontinue (a procedure etc.). E16-M18.
b. verb intrans. Desist, forbear, refrain. Usu. foll. by from, to do. L16-M19.
c. verb trans. Law. Stop, stay, (a proceeding etc.). M17-M19.
verb trans. Omit to mention; refrain from mentioning. L16-L17.
verb trans. Render superfluous or unnecessary. M17-L18.
verb trans. Make ineffective or void; annul; override. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
verb trans. Take the place of; succeed and supplant in some respect; in pass., be replaced by something regarded as superior. M17.
Dickens Mrs Wickam..superseded Mrs. Richards as the nurse of little Paul. V. Woolf The tractor had..superseded the plough. Times The original wooden structure was destroyed when it was superceded by stone.
verb trans. Adopt or appoint a person or thing in place of (also foll. by by, with); promote another over the head of; in pass., be removed from a position or office to make way for another. E18.
D. Garnett He had been superseded in authority.
supersedable adjective L18.
superseder noun L18.
supersedure noun (chiefly US) = SUPERSESSION L18.