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supersede verb [ ˌsuːpəˈsiːd ]

• take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); supplant.
• "the older models of car have now been superseded"
Similar: replace, supplant, take the place of, take over from, substitute for, displace, oust, overthrow, remove, unseat, override, succeed, come after, step into the shoes of, crowd out, fill someone's boots,
Origin: late 15th century (in the sense ‘postpone, defer’): from Old French superseder, from Latin supersedere ‘be superior to’, from super- ‘above’ + sedere ‘sit’. The current sense dates from the mid 17th century.


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