Supercede — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

take the place or move into the position of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈuːpɚsˈiːd/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈuːpəsˈiːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈuːpəsˈiːd/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈuːpɚsˈiːd/.

Examples

Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
the computer has supplanted the slide rule
Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

supersede supplant supervene upon replace

Parts of Speech

verb	take the place or move into the position of “Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left”

Word Forms

supplanter	noun	one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another
supplanting	noun	act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
replacement	noun	someone who takes the place of another person
replacing	noun	the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
supersession	noun	act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior
supersedure	noun	act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ablösen

Nehmen Sie den Platz ein oder begeben Sie sich in die Position von

🇫🇷French

remplacer

prendre la place ou se déplacer dans la position de

🇪🇸Spanish

reemplazar

tomar el lugar o pasar a la posición de

🇮🇹Italian

sostituire

prendere il posto o spostarsi nella posizione di

🇳🇱Dutch

overgaan

de plaats innemen of in de positie komen van

🇵🇹Portuguese

substituir

tomar o lugar ou passar para a posição de

🇷🇺Russian

заменять

занять место или перейти в положение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अतिक्रमित करना

जगह ले लो या की स्थिति में चले जाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

অতিক্রম করা

স্থান গ্রহণ করুন বা অবস্থানে যান

🇮🇳Tamil

மிகைப்படுத்து

இடத்தைப் பிடிக்கவும் அல்லது நிலைக்கு நகர்த்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అతిక్రమించు

స్థానాన్ని తీసుకోండి లేదా స్థానానికి తరలించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अतिक्रमण

जागा घ्या किंवा च्या स्थितीत जा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુપરસેડ

સ્થાન લો અથવા ની સ્થિતિમાં ખસેડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿಕ್ರಮಿಸಿ

ಸ್ಥಳವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಸರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമിതമാക്കുക

സ്ഥാനം പിടിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്ഥാനത്തേക്ക് നീങ്ങുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੂੰ ਛੱਡਣਾ

ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਲਓ ਜਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

بالادستی

جگہ لیں یا کی پوزیشن میں جائیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

取代

占据或移动到...的位置

🇯🇵Japanese

取って代わる

～の位置に就く、またはその位置に移動する

🇰🇷Korean

대체하다

자리를 잡거나 다른 위치로 이동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thay thế

thay thế hoặc di chuyển vào vị trí của

🇹🇭Thai

เหนือกว่า

เข้ารับตำแหน่งหรือย้ายเข้าดำรงตำแหน่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggantikan

mengambil tempat atau pindah ke posisi

🇵🇭Filipino

pumaibabaw

kumuha ng lugar o lumipat sa posisyon ng

🇲🇾Malay

mengatasi

mengambil tempat atau berpindah ke kedudukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتفوق

يأخذ مكانه أو ينتقل إلى موضعه

🇮🇷Persian

جایگزین کردن

جای خود را بگیرید یا به سمت موقعیت حرکت کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

üstün gelmek

yerini almak veya konumuna geçmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתגבר

לקחת את המקום או לעבור לעמדה של

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The primary meaning of 'supercede' is 'take the place or move into the position of'.

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