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Definition of supersede verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

supersede

verb

NAmE//ˌsupərˈsid//

supersede something/somebody [often passive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they supersede

he / she / it supersedes

past simple superseded

-ing form superseding

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to take the place of something or someone that is considered to be old-fashioned or no longer the best available The theory has been superseded by more recent research.

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