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# Word of The Day
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- Published: 2024-06-22T18:15:04.000Z
- Updated: 2024-06-22T18:15:04.000Z
- Author: The Editor

**Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 22, 2024 is:**

**supersede** • \\soo-per-SEED\\ • *verb*  

*Supersede* is a verb meaning "to take the place of (someone or something that is considered old, inferior, or no longer useful)." It is used synonymously with [*replace*](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/replace?ref=goodoil.news) and [*displace*](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/displace?ref=goodoil.news).

// This edition of the manual *supersedes* the previous one.

[See the entry >](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supersede?ref=goodoil.news)

**Examples:**  

"The passive-aggressive signals to wind our gatherings down were replaced by point-blank requests to make less noise, have less fun, do our living somewhere else, even though these rooms belonged to us, too. … In those moments, I felt hot with shame and anger, yet unable to articulate why. It took me years to understand that, in demanding my friends and I quiet down, these students were implying that their comfort *superseded* our joy." — Xochitl Gonzalez, *The Atlantic*, 1 Aug. 2022

**Did you know?**  

Language is constantly evolving, with old spellings and meanings superseded by new ones over time. Naturally, *supersede* itself has its share of predecessors. *Supersede* ultimately comes from the Latin verb *supersedēre*, meaning "to sit on top of" (*sedēre* means "to sit"), "to be [superior](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superior?ref=goodoil.news) to," or "to [refrain](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refrain?ref=goodoil.news) from," but it came to English through Scots Middle English, where it was rendered *superceden* and used synonymously with [*defer*](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defer?ref=goodoil.news). Modern English speakers are often confused about how to spell *supersede*—it sometimes turns up as [*supercede*](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supercede?ref=goodoil.news). In fact, some of the earliest records of the word in English show it spelled with a *c*. Though both spellings can be etymologically justified, over time *supersede* won out as the "correct" version.