supersede
supersede Lexical Profile
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• verb
To take the place of a person or thing previously in authority or use; to supplant or replace as newer, more effective, or superior.
"The updated safety regulations will supersede all previous guidelines starting next month."
To set aside, suspend, or stay the enforcement of a legal judgment or proceeding (in law).
"The appellate court issued a writ to supersede the lower court's order pending a full review."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Supersede" is the only standard English word ending in "-sede"; it is frequently misspelled as "supercede" by false analogy with words like "precede" and "concede," which derive from a different Latin root ("cedere," meaning to go or yield).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 15th century from Old French "superseder" or directly from Latin "supersedere" (meaning "to sit above" or "to refrain from"), formed from "super-" (above) and "sedere" (to sit).