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supersede The notorious decision in the Dred Scott case was superseded by the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which stated that anyone born in the U.S. had all the rights of a citizen. ˌsupərˈsid

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To take the place of; to replace with something newer or more useful. The Latin word supersedere means “sit on top of”—which is one way of taking someone else's place. Your boss may send around a memo that supersedes the memo she sent the day before (the one with all the errors in it). Every time the first-class postage rate goes up, the new stamps supersede the old ones. In science, a new theory often supersedes an older one; for example, the theory that a characteristic you acquire during your lifetime can be passed on biologically to your children (called Lamarckism) was superseded by Darwin's theory of evolution. Watch out when spelling this word; supersede is practically the only English word that ends in -sede.

word	supersede
definition	To take the place of; to replace with something newer or more useful.
eg_sentence	The notorious decision in the Dred Scott case was superseded by the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which stated that anyone born in the U.S. had all the rights of a citizen.
explanation	The Latin word supersedere means “sit on top of”—which is one way of taking someone else's place. Your boss may send around a memo that supersedes the memo she sent the day before (the one with all the errors in it). Every time the first-class postage rate goes up, the new stamps supersede the old ones. In science, a new theory often supersedes an older one; for example, the theory that a characteristic you acquire during your lifetime can be passed on biologically to your children (called Lamarckism) was superseded by Darwin's theory of evolution. Watch out when spelling this word; supersede is practically the only English word that ends in -sede.
IPA	ˌsupərˈsid

Supersede Theory Superseded Word Memo Place Replace Newer