Meaning & use
supersede
To take the place of something, especially something older, outdated, or less effective.
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The new safety regulations superseded the guidelines written a decade earlier.
Digital contracts have largely superseded paper agreements in many industries today.
A note on using this word
Note the spelling "-sede," not "-cede," which is a common misspelling of this word.
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