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Synonyms for superseded

Grammar : Adj
Spell : soo-per-seed
Phonetic Transcription : ˌsu pərˈsid


Définition of superseded

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 Related: Superseded; superseding.
  • adj out-of-date
Example sentences :
  • Scarification, with other crude penances, has now been superseded by benefaction.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • The button of soot has vanished into the limbo of superseded inventions.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • Even the discordant shriek of the steam-whistle has been superseded in Freeland.
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • Its use has practically been superseded by the study of anatomy.
  • Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
  • Thus the drawboy and the reader of designs were both at once superseded.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • He was accused of dissolute conduct, and was superseded in his office by Du Poizat.
  • Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
  • She read it as a tangible statement, which could never be superseded.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • Racial prejudice had superseded the obligations of hospitality.
  • Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
  • The law of reward and punishment was superseded by the law of love.
  • Extract from : « Short Studies on Great Subjects » by James Anthony Froude
  • It didn't last as suspense—it was superseded by horrible proofs.
  • Extract from : « The Turn of the Screw » by Henry James

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