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  1. 1. v. t. To come, or be placed, in the room of; to replace. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of; as, to supersede an officer. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. 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. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To omit; to forbear. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. take the place or move into the position of Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. To come, or be placed, in the room of; to replace. 2. To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of; as, to supersede an officer. 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. Nothing is supposed that can supersede the known laws of natural motion. Bentley. 4. (Old Law) To omit; to forbear. Source: webster
  7. 7. v:100 v take the place or move into the position of Source: ecdict

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