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supersede

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1. supersede - Noun

2. supersede - Verb

Meaning

To come, or be placed, in the room of; to replace.

To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of; as, to supersede an officer.

To make void, inefficacious, or useless, by superior power, or by coming in the place of; to set aside; to render unnecessary; to suspend; to stay.

To omit; to forbear.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I shall not be satisfied unless I produce something which shall for a few days supersede the last fashionable novel on the tables of young ladies. Thomas Babington Macaulay

The moral truth here is obvious: anyone who feels that the interests of a blastocyst just might supersede the interests of a child with a spinal cord injury has had his moral sense blinded by religious metaphysics. Sam Harris

The object of the present volume is to point out the effects and the advantages which arise from the use of tools and machines;-to endeavour to classify their modes of action;-and to trace both the causes and the consequences of applying machinery to supersede the skill and power of the human arm. Charles Babbage

For flavor, instant sex will never supersede the stuff you have to peel and cook. Quentin Crisp

The Bible in the pulpit must never supersede the Bible at home. J. C. Ryle

The leader of an Earth organization who makes a commitment to history - of humans living on Earth, to begin permanent settlement/occupation of not the moon, but of another planet - this leader will have a legacy for history that will supersede Columbus, Genghis Khan or almost any recognized leader. Buzz Aldrin

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