'Superseded' definitions:
Definition of 'Superseded'
From: GCIDE
- Supersede \Su`per*sede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superseded; p. pr. & vb. n. Superseding.] [L. supersedere, supersessum, to sit above, be superior to, forbear, omit; super above + sedere to sit: cf. F. supers['e]der. See Sit, and cf. Surcease.]
- 1. To come, or be placed, in the room of; to replace. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of; as, to supersede an officer. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To make void, inefficacious, or useless, by superior power, or by coming in the place of; to set aside; to render unnecessary; to suspend; to stay. [1913 Webster]
- Nothing is supposed that can supersede the known laws of natural motion. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Old Law) To omit; to forbear. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'superseded'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandoned,
- abjured,
- antiquated,
- antique,
- archaic,
- dead,
- deserted,
- discontinued,
- disused,
- done with,
- extinct,
- not worth saving,
- obsolescent,
- obsolete,
- old,
- old-fashioned,
- on the shelf,
- out,
- out of use,
- out-of-date,
- outdated,
- outmoded,
- outworn,
- passe,
- past use,
- pensioned off,
- relinquished,
- renounced,
- resigned,
- retired,
- superannuate,
- superannuated,
- worn-out