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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  • core (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
  • auction a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge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personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
  • pike medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet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personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')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determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism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auction bridge a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
  • turkish empire a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire
  • schizopoda in former classifications a division of Malacostraca; superseded by the orders Mysidacea and Euphausiacea
  • genus ceterach small genus of Old World ferns; superseded in some classification systems which place plants of this genus in e.g. genera Asplenium and Pleurosorus
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