supersede

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  1. transitive verb To take the place of; replace.
  2. transitive verb To cause to be set aside, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated. See Synonyms at replace.

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  • To supersede is, from the literal roots of the word, to be superior to, to sit above.Merriam-Webster says that the spelling supercede has turned up regularly since the 17th century (so much for any expectation that it would have been rare when everyone studied Latin) but is widely considered an error.
  • Other ties were formed, but they did not supersede or weaken this. —  Personal Recollections
  • Culture building, experiences, education and emotional controls do not supersede or reverse the Biological you or the PEOPLETOPIANS that you contain. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • The managers of the experiment argue that the London Convention and London Protocol Resolution supersede or in some way amend the CBD moratorium, which are not restricted to experiments in coastal waters, however the CBD Secretariat has confirmed that no amendment of the CBD Resolution has taken place. —  EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed
  • In fact, the resolution agreed by the London Convention / London Protocol recognises the CBD decision but does not and could not supersede or alter it. —  EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed
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  1. Middle English superceden, to postpone, from Old French superceder, from Latin supersedēre, to refrain from : super-, super- + sedēre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Old French superseder, superceder, French superséder (vernacularly Old French and F. surseoir), leave off, desist, delay, defer, from Latin supersedere, sit upon or above, preside, also, in a deflected use, commonly with the ablative, desist from, refrain from, forbear, omit, Middle Latin also postpone, defer, from super, above, + sedere, sit: see sedent, sit. In Old French (superceder) and Middle Latin (supercedere) the verb was confused with L. cedere, go: see cede. Hence ult. (from Latin supersedere) English surcease, confused with cease.
 

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