/
ˌsuːpəˈsiːd/
v.
take the place of; supplant.
Derivative
Usage
The standard spelling is supersede rather than supercede. The c spelling is recorded as early as the 16th century; although still often regarded as incorrect, it is now being entered without comment in some modern dictionaries.
Etymology
C15 (in the sense ‘postpone, defer’): from OFr. superseder, from L. supersedere ‘be superior to’.
