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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSupersede
/ˌsuː.pɚˈsiːd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To take the place of a person or thing previously in authority or use; to supplant or replace.
"The newer technology will eventually supersede older analog systems." - 2
To set aside or annul something as void or superseded by superior authority.
"This agreement shall supersede all prior understandings between the parties."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'supersedere', meaning 'to sit above', formed by combining 'super-' (above) and 'sedere' (to sit). In medieval and early modern Latin, it shifted to mean 'to leave off, desist from, or set aside', eventually entering Middle French and arriving in English in the 15th century with the primary legal and administrative sense of displacing something old or outdated with something new.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Supersede" is said worldwide
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remplacer
Transliteration: ʁɑ̃.ple.se
"Cette nouvelle loi va remplacer l'ancienne."
ersetzen
Transliteration: ɛɐ̯ˈzɛtsn̩
"Das neue Modell wird das alte ersetzen."
sostituire
Transliteration: sos.tiˈtu.re
"Questo decreto andrà a sostituire le norme precedenti."
reemplazar
Transliteration: re.emplaˈzaɾ
"Las nuevas regulaciones van a reemplazar a las anteriores."
substituir
Transliteration: subs.ti.tʊˈiɾ
"O novo contrato vai substituir o anterior."
प्रतिस्थापित करना
Transliteration: pratisthapit karna
"नया नियम पुराने नियम का स्थान लेगा।"
取代
Transliteration: qǔdài
"这项新技术将取代旧设备。"
대체하다
Transliteration: daechehada
"새로운 규정이 기존의 규정을 대체할 것이다."
取って代わる
Transliteration: totte kawaru
"新しいシステムが古いシステムに取って代わる。"
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