Supersede Superseded Verb Refrain Sit B Make C

su·per·sede
\\ˌsü-pər-ˈsēd\\ transitive verb
(-sed·ed ; -sed·ing)1.
  a. to cause to be set aside
  b. to force out of use as inferior
2. to take the place, room, or position of
3. to displace in favor of another :

supplant

Synonyms: see
• su·per·sed·er noun

supersede
  mid-15c., Scottish, "postpone, defer," from M.Fr. superceder "desist, delay, defer," from L. supersedere "sit on top of, stay clear of, abstain from, forbear, refrain from," from super "above" (see super-) + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). In Scottish law, a judicial order protecting a debtor. Meaning "displace, replace" first recorded 1640s.

supersede
super·sede / 7su:pE5si:d; 7sju:-; NAmE 7su:pEr5s- / verb [VN]
   [often passive] to take the place of sth / sb that is considered to be old-fashioned or no longer the best available
   取代,替代(已非最佳选择或已过时的事物):
   The theory has been superseded by more recent research.
   这一理论已为新近的研究所取代。

su·per·sede
verb
or su·per·cede \|süpə(r)|sēd\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle French superseder to refrain from, postpone, from Latin supersedēre to sit above, be superior to, forbear, refrain from, from super- + sedēre to sit — more at
transitive verb
1. law
 a. : ,
 b. : to fail to proceed with :
 c. obsolete : to refrain from : ,
 d. : to suspend the operation (of a judgment or order) by means of a supersedeas
2. obsolete : to omit mention of
3.
 a. : to make obsolete, inferior, or outmoded
  < the lapse of time has superseded his astronomical system — Benjamin Farrington >
 b. : to make void : ,
  < established the principle that the welfare of a child superseded judgments rendered by the courts — Current Biography >
 c. : to make superfluous or unnecessary
  < this brief account … is intended to supersede the necessity of a long and minute detail — Jane Austen >
4. : to take the place of and outmode by superiority : supplant and make inferior by better or more efficiently serving a function
 < the automobile began to supersede the horse — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
 < the canal never paid … because railroads soon superseded it — Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington >
5.
 a. : to cause to be supplanted in a position or function
  < in course of time this organization would have to be superseded by another — Shlomo Katz >
 b. : to succeed to the position, office, or function of : take the place of
  < the department … superseded the geologic and economic survey — American Guide Series: North Carolina >
  < supersede another as chairman >
6. : to follow after in the course of time
 < as truth prevails over error … goodness tends to supersede badness — Samuel Alexander >
7. : to take precedence over
 < the movement for adjournment supersedes the bill under discussion >
intransitive verb
: to defer action :
 < supersede to name the many other difficulties — F.W.Newman >

Synonyms: see