supersede
/ˌsupɚˈsiːd/ verb C2- To take the place of. · Those older products have been superseded by our new range.
- To displace in favor of itself. · Modern US culture has superseded the native forms.
He/she/it supersedes · Past superseded · Past participle superseded · -ing form superseding
Verb forms
- Base form
- supersede
- He/she/it
- supersedes
- Past
- superseded
- Past participle
- superseded
- -ing form
- superseding
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He hustled on his overcoat, and bustled about in a way that showed that an energetic fit had superseded the apathetic one.
“He grazed his cattle on these slopes, and he learned to dig for tin when the bronze sword began to supersede the stone axe.
And if I do not possess that talent, which your smiles prove to me you doubt, should I not still have that ardent love of independence, which will be a substitute for wealth, and which in my mind supersedes even the instinct of self-preservation?
Such hollow platitudes are particularly prevalent in the realm of corporate communications, where legal liability and brand reputation often supersede moral obligation.
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