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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
supersedes, superseding, superseded |
| definition 1: |
to take over the position or influence of; replace.
The new guidelines supersede the old ones.- synonyms:
- replace, succeed
- similar words:
- displace, follow, relieve, supplant, usurp
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| definition 2: |
to cause to be replaced or set aside.
- synonyms:
- abrogate
- similar words:
- annul, cancel, discard, invalidate, nullify, override, rescind, revoke, void
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| related words: |
abolish, annul, overrule, rescind, void |
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| derivations: |
supersedable (adj.), superseder (n.) |
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