Antonyms for supersede

Grammar : Verb

Spell : soo-per-seed

Phonetic Transcription : ˌsu pərˈsid

Definition of supersede

Origin : mid-15c., Scottish, "postpone, defer," from Middle French superceder "desist, delay, defer," from Latin 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. Related: Superseded; superseding.

verb take the place of; override

Example sentences :

But with the operations of magic Rodogune had delighted to supersede the parsimony of nature.
Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

It is destined to supersede the one, and to introduce the other.
Extract from : « Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws » by James Buchanan

"None upon earth to supersede the one I have with you," was the reply.
Extract from : « Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. » by Pierce Egan

It is this very state of affairs, however, that it is sought to supersede.
Extract from : « The Settlement of Wage Disputes » by Herbert Feis

Gutenberg's letters of lead are about to supersede Orpheus's letters of stone.
Extract from : « Notre-Dame de Paris » by Victor Hugo

It will supersede the telegraph, the telephone, the cable, and wireless telegraphy.
Extract from : « The Life Radiant » by Lilian Whiting

In this it differs from the common concordance, which, of course, it does not supersede.
Extract from : « The Testimony of the Rocks » by Hugh Miller

Military tribunals were to supersede the civil courts where necessary.
Extract from : « The Sequel of Appomattox » by Walter Lynwood Fleming

Also, when did the later term "rabbit" supersede the old name cony?
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 175, March 5, 1853 » by Various

And now we proceed, until our critics volunteer to supersede us.
Extract from : « Liverpool a few years since » by James Aspinall

Synonyms for supersede

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