supersede
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- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
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Definition of supersede
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To take the place of.
“Those older products have been superseded by our new range.”
“Then one deep love doth supersede All other, when her ardent gaze Roves from the living brother’s face, And rests upon the Life indeed.”
“A new marshalling yard at Perth will supersede existing yards, and will secure greater economy and efficiency in working.”
“In the early days troubles were experienced with oscillation from the rod drive and with the transformers, but were overcome later, and these machines performed useful service until superseded by more modern locomotives less costly in maintenance.”
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verb
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(transitive)To take the place of.
“Those older products have been superseded by our new range.”
“Then one deep love doth supersede All other, when her ardent gaze Roves from the living brother’s face, And rests upon the Life indeed.”
“A new marshalling yard at Perth will supersede existing yards, and will secure greater economy and efficiency in working.”
“In the early days troubles were experienced with oscillation from the rod drive and with the transformers, but were overcome later, and these machines performed useful service until superseded by more modern locomotives less costly in maintenance.”
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(transitive)To displace in favor of itself.
“Modern US culture has superseded the native forms.”
noun
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(Internet)An updated newsgroup post that supersedes an earlier version.
“Rogue cancels and supersedes are being issued on a large scale against posters.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle French superseder (“postpone, defer”), from Latin supersedēre, from super (“over”) + sedēre (“to sit”). The meaning “to replace” is from 1642, probably by association with unrelated precede –…
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From Middle French superseder (“postpone, defer”), from Latin supersedēre, from super (“over”) + sedēre (“to sit”). The meaning “to replace” is from 1642, probably by association with unrelated precede – note that c instead of s (from cēdere (“to yield”), not sedēre (“to sit”)). As a result, supercede is a common misspelling – see therein for further discussion. Doublet of surcease.
Words you can make from supersede
190 playable · top: SPEEDERS (11 pts)
Best play speeders 11 points7-letter words
11 words6-letter words
31 words- DEEPER 9 pts
- DRUPES 9 pts
- DUPERS 9 pts
- PEERED 9 pts
- PERDUE 9 pts
- PERDUS 9 pts
- PRUDES 9 pts
- PSEUDS 9 pts
- PUREED 9 pts
- PURSED 9 pts
- SEEPED 9 pts
- SPEEDS 9 pts
- PERSES 8 pts
- PERUSE 8 pts
- PUREES 8 pts
- PURSES 8 pts
- RUPEES 8 pts
- SPEERS 8 pts
- SPREES 8 pts
- SPRUES 8 pts
- SUPERS 8 pts
- DRUSES 7 pts
- DURESS 7 pts
- RESEED 7 pts
- REUSED 7 pts
- SEDERS 7 pts
- SEEDER 7 pts
- SUDSER 7 pts
- SUEDES 7 pts
- RESEES 6 pts
- REUSES 6 pts
5-letter words
54 words- DEEPS 8 pts
- DRUPE 8 pts
- DUPER 8 pts
- DUPES 8 pts
- PEDES 8 pts
- PERDU 8 pts
- PREED 8 pts
- PRUDE 8 pts
- PSEUD 8 pts
- SPEED 8 pts
- SPUDS 8 pts
- SPUED 8 pts
- URPED 8 pts
- EPEES 7 pts
- PEERS 7 pts
- PERES 7 pts
- PERSE 7 pts
- PREES 7 pts
- PRESE 7 pts
- PRESS 7 pts
- PUREE 7 pts
- PURSE 7 pts
- PUSES 7 pts
- RUPEE 7 pts
- SEEPS 7 pts
- SPEER 7 pts
- SPREE 7 pts
- SPRUE 7 pts
- SPUES 7 pts
- SPURS 7 pts
- SUPER 7 pts
- SUPES 7 pts
- DEERS 6 pts
- DREES 6 pts
- DRESS 6 pts
- DRUSE 6 pts
- DURES 6 pts
- REDES 6 pts
- REEDS 6 pts
- SEDER 6 pts
- SEEDS 6 pts
- SERED 6 pts
- SUEDE 6 pts
- SURDS 6 pts
- SUSED 6 pts
- ERSES 5 pts
- RESEE 5 pts
- RESES 5 pts
- REUSE 5 pts
- RUSES 5 pts
- SEERS 5 pts
- SERES 5 pts
- SUERS 5 pts
- USERS 5 pts
4-letter words
56 words- DEEP 7 pts
- DEPS 7 pts
- DUPE 7 pts
- DUPS 7 pts
- PEDS 7 pts
- PEED 7 pts
- PUDS 7 pts
- SPED 7 pts
- SPUD 7 pts
- EPEE 6 pts
- PEER 6 pts
- PEES 6 pts
- PERE 6 pts
- PREE 6 pts
- PURE 6 pts
- PURS 6 pts
- PUSS 6 pts
- REPS 6 pts
- SEEP 6 pts
- SEPS 6 pts
- SPUE 6 pts
- SPUR 6 pts
- SUPE 6 pts
- SUPS 6 pts
- URPS 6 pts
- DEER 5 pts
- DEES 5 pts
- DERE 5 pts
- DREE 5 pts
- DUES 5 pts
- DURE 5 pts
- REDE 5 pts
- REDS 5 pts
- REED 5 pts
- RUDE 5 pts
- RUED 5 pts
- SEED 5 pts
- SUDS 5 pts
- SUED 5 pts
- SURD 5 pts
- URDS 5 pts
- USED 5 pts
- ESES 4 pts
- ESSE 4 pts
- REES 4 pts
- RUES 4 pts
- RUSE 4 pts
- SEER 4 pts
- SEES 4 pts
- SERE 4 pts
- SERS 4 pts
- SUER 4 pts
- SUES 4 pts
- SURE 4 pts
- USER 4 pts
- USES 4 pts
3-letter words
29 words2-letter words
8 wordsHooks
3 extensions · 3 back
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