supersede
/ˌsupɚˈsiːd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Those older products have been superseded by our new range."
- "Then one deep love doth supersede All other, when her ardent gaze Roves from the living brother’s face, And rests upon the Life indeed."
- "A new marshalling yard at Perth will supersede existing yards, and will secure greater economy and efficiency in working."
- "In the early days troubles were experienced with oscillation from the rod drive and with the transformers, but were overcome later, and these machines performed useful service until superseded by more modern locomotives less costly in maintenance."
- "Modern US culture has superseded the native forms."
- "Rogue cancels and supersedes are being issued on a large scale against posters."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sedéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sedēō Latin sedeō Latin supersedēre Middle French supersederbor. English supersede From Middle French superseder (“postpone, defer”), from Latin supersedēre, from super (“over”) + sedēre (“to sit”). The meaning “to replace” is from 1642, probably by association with unrelated precede – note that c instead of s (from cēdere (“to yield”), not sedēre (“to sit”)). As a result, supercede is a common misspelling – see therein for further discussion. Doublet of surcease.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *sed-, superseder, supersedeo
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌsupɚˈsiːd/
- British English: /ˌsuːpəˈsiːd/