supersede

Verb

take the place or move into the position of
To take the place of.
To displace in favor of itself.

Noun

An updated newsgroup post that supersedes an earlier version.

Examples

"Modern US culture has superseded the native forms."
"Rogue cancels and supersedes are being issued on a large scale against posters."
"Those older products have been superseded by our new range."

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French superseder (“postpone, defer”), from Latin supersedēre, from super (“over”) + sedēre (“to sit”). The meaning “to replace” is from 1642, probably by association with unrelated precede – note that c instead of s (from cēdere (“to yield”), not sedēre (“to sit”)). As a result, supercede is a common misspelling – see therein for further discussion. Doublet of surcease.

Synonyms

replace, supercede, supervene upon, supplant, usurp

Scrabble Score: 12

supersede: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
supersede: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
supersede: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

supersede is a valid Words With Friends word