Sunday, October 10, 2010

Today's Word: Supersede

Supersede:

1: to cause to be set aside
 
2: to take the place or position of
 
3: to displace in favor of another

Example: The special-effects technologies used in films of the 20th century have been superseded by developments in computer-generated imagery.

8 comments:

  1. Mmm. It's a nice word. Good to be recalling. Precede + supercede.

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  2. OK, not the right blog, but seriously that Shakespeare blog belonged on this page... don't be a clangor and combine them!

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  3. "You like this giant tomato? I grew it myself. I used supersede."

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