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Definitions of supersede
  1. verb
    take the place or move into the position of
Definition that contains supersede
  • core (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
  • auction a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
  • psychopath someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
  • pike medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet
  • sociopath someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
  • marxism the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism
  • auction bridge a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
  • schizopoda in former classifications a division of Malacostraca; superseded by the orders Mysidacea and Euphausiacea
  • diapsida used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria
  • genus ceterach small genus of Old World ferns; superseded in some classification systems which place plants of this genus in e.g. genera Asplenium and Pleurosorus
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