supercede

supercede
verb
take the place or move into the position of
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Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left

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the computer has supplanted the slide rule

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Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school

Syn: ↑supplant, ↑replace, ↑supersede, ↑supervene upon
Derivationally related forms: ↑supersession (for: ↑supersede), ↑supersedure (for: ↑supersede), ↑replacement (for: ↑replace), ↑replacing (for: ↑replace), ↑supplanter (for: ↑supplant), ↑supplanting (for: ↑supplant)
Hypernyms: ↑succeed, ↑come after, ↑follow
Hyponyms:
substitute, ↑deputize, ↑deputise, ↑step in, ↑preempt, ↑displace, ↑usurp, ↑oust
Verb Group: ↑replace, ↑put back
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

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Something ——s something

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supercede
var. (now erron.) of supersede.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • supercede — see SUPERSEDE (Cf. supersede). Related: Superceded; superceding …   Etymology dictionary

  • supercede — is incorrect; the correct spelling is supersede …   Modern English usage

  • supercede — [so͞o΄pər sēd′] vt. superceded, superceding disputed sp. of SUPERSEDE …   English World dictionary

  • supercede — variant of supersede Usage: Supercede has occurred as a spelling variant of supersede since the 17th century, and it is common in current published writing. It continues, however, to be widely regarded as an error …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • supercede — verb variant spelling of supersede. Usage The spelling supercede is widely regarded as an error: see supersede …   English new terms dictionary

  • supercede — /sooh peuhr seed /, v.t., superceded, superceding. supersede. * * * …   Universalium

  • supercede — v. take the place of, supplant, replace; cause to become obsolete; succeed in a position or role (also supersede) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • supercede v — A gardener buys super seeds to supersede the garden from the previous year …   English expressions

  • seed n — supercede v …   English expressions

  • super adj — supercede v, superficially adv …   English expressions

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