supersede

tr.v., -sed·ed, -sed·ing, -sedes.

1. To take the place of; replace.
2. To cause to be set aside, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated. See synonyms at replace.

[Middle English superceden, to postpone, from Old French superceder, from Latin supersedēre, to refrain from : super-, super- + sedēre, to sit.]

superseder su'per·sed'er n.
supersession su'per·ses'sion (-sĕsh'ən) n.

verb

To substitute for or fill the place of: replace, supplant, surrogate. See substitute.

v

Definition: take the place of; override
Antonyms: accept, lower, submit

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To obliterate, replace, make void, or useless.

Supersede means to take the place of, as by reason of superior worth or right. A recently enacted statute that repeals an older law is said to supersede the prior legislation.

A superseding cause is an act of a third person or some intervening force that prevents a tortfeasor from being held liable for harm to another. A supervening act is one that insulates an actor from responsibility for negligently causing a dangerous condition that results in an injury to the plaintiff.

Taking over a case of a patient under treatment by another veterinarian. In general terms this is poor professional etiquette unless the other veterinarian has been consulted and agrees to the change. However, there are many situations in which professional etiquette is overridden by the need to provide the best treatment for the animal.

IN BRIEF: Take the place or move into the position of.

Intellectual tasting of life will not supersede muscular activity. — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Common misspelling(s) of supersede

• supercede

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - erstatte, overflødiggøre, afløse, fortrænge

Nederlands (Dutch)
vervangen, in de plaats van komen

Français (French)
v. tr. - remplacer, supplanter

Deutsch (German)
v. - ablösen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αντικαθιστώ, διαδέχομαι, παραγκωνίζω

Italiano (Italian)
rimpiazzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - superar

Русский (Russian)
заменять, вытеснять, отменять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desbancar, reemplazar, suplantar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - efterträda, ersätta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
代替, 接替, 取代

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 代替, 接替, 取代

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 파기하다, 대체하다, 바꾸다, 고용을 하지 않다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 取って代わる, 取り替える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحل محل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החליף, נטל מקום, בא במקום, פיטר‬

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