Definition of supersede Supersede

/suˌpɚsiˈd/ - [superseed] - su•per•sede

We found 12 definitions of supersede from 6 different sources.

What does supersede mean?

Verb
supersede - take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
		supplant, replace, supervene upon, supercede
		come after, succeed, follow be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
		deputise, deputize, step in, substitute put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
		displace, preempt cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
		usurp take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"
		oust remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"

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supersede (Noun)
An updated newsgroup post that supersedes an earlier version.
supersede (Verb)
set Set something aside .
supersede (Verb)
Take the place of.
supersede (Verb)
Displace in favour of another.

supersede (v. t.)
To come, or be placed, in the room of; to replace.
supersede (v. t.)
To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of; as, to supersede an officer.
supersede (v. t.)
To make void, inefficacious, or useless, by superior power, or by coming in the place of; to set aside; to render unnecessary; to suspend; to stay.
supersede (v. t.)
To omit; to forbear.

supersede
sū-pėr-sēd′, v.t. to take the place of another by reason of superior right, power, &c.: to make useless by superior power: to come in the room of, to replace: to displace, set aside, render unnecessary.—ns. Supersē′deas, a writ to stay proceedings, or to suspend the powers of an officer in certain cases; Supersē′dence, Supersē′dure, Superses′sion, a setting aside, the act of superseding; Supersedē′re (Scots law), a private agreement among creditors, under a trust-deed, to supersede or sist diligence for a certain period: an order of court granting protection to a debtor. [L. super, above, sedēre, sessum, to sit.]

supersede
Is to deprive an officer of rank and pay for any offense or neglect, or to place one officer over the head of another, who may or may not be more deserving.