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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Supersede \Su'per*sede"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Superseded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Superseding}.] [L. supersedere, supersessum, to sit above, be superior to, forbear, omit; super above + sedere to sit: cf. F. supers['e]der. See {Sit}, and cf. {Surcease}.]
1. To come, or be placed, in the room of; to replace.
2. To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of; as, to supersede an officer.
3. 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.
Nothing is supposed that can supersede the known laws of natural motion. --Bentley.
4. (Old Law) To omit; to forbear.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "superseded": abandoned, abjured, antiquated, antique, archaic, dead, deserted, discontinued, disused, done with, extinct, not worth saving, obsolescent, obsolete, old, old-fashioned, on the shelf, out, out of use, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, outworn, passe, past use, pensioned off, relinquished, renounced, resigned, retired, superannuate, superannuated, worn-out
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