different between supersede vs outplace

English

Alternative forms

• supercede, superseed (common misspellings)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?su?p??si?d/
• (Canada, General American) IPA^(key): /?sup??sid/
• Rhymes: -i?d

Verb

supersede (third-person singular simple present supersedes, present participle superseding, simple past and past participle superseded)

1. (transitive) To take the place of.

   Those older products have been superseded by our new range.

2. (transitive) To displace in favour of itself.

   Modern US culture has superseded the native forms.

Usage notes

Supersede is the only English word ending in -sede. Similar words include three ending in -ceed and several ending in -cede. Supercede is therefore a common misspelling of this word.

Synonyms

• (take the place of): replace, supplant, usurp

Related terms

Translations

Noun

supersede (plural supersedes)

1. (Internet) An updated newsgroup post that supersedes an earlier version.

   Rogue cancels and supersedes are being issued on a large scale against posters.

References

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /su?per.se.de?/, [s???p?rs??d?e?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /su?per.se.de/, [su?p?rs?d??]

Verb

supersed?

1. second-person singular present active imperative of supersede?

English

Etymology

From out- +? place.

Verb

outplace (third-person singular simple present outplaces, present participle outplacing, simple past and past participle outplaced)

1. To terminate a person's employment, but help the former employee to obtain another post.
2. To move to a new location; displace; remove; oust.
   • 1949, Congressional Record - Page 14195:

     At the same time, the District of Columbia and the Department of Health and Human Services are under the 1976 Federal court decision, Dixon versus Sullivan and Dixon to outplace patients residing in St. Elizabeths Hospital into community residential facilities.

   • 2014, Donna Mac, LCPC, Toddlers & ADHD: Relief for Parents, A Guide for Clinicians and Teachers:

     Most will have to outplace the student to a private alternative school with more intensive special education than the public school can offer.

Derived terms

• outplacement
• outplacer

Anagrams

• copulate