Supersede vs Supervene - What's the difference?
supersede | supervene |
Set (something) aside.
Take the place of.
Displace in favour of another.
(Internet) An updated newsgroup post that supersedes an earlier version.
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to follow something closely, either as a consequence or in contrast
to supersede
to be dependent on an earlier event
(philosophy) to be dependent on something else for existence, truth, or instantiation.
As verbs the difference between supersede and supervene
is that supersede is set (something) aside while supervene is to follow something closely, either as a consequence or in contrast.As a noun supersede
is an updated newsgroup post that supersedes an earlier version.supersede
English
Verb
- No one could supersede his sister.
- Modern US culture has superseded the native forms.
Usage notes
(term) is the only English word ending in (term). Similar words include four ending in (term), and several ending in (term) (apart from seed). Because of this, supercede is a common misspelling of this word.Synonyms
* (take the place of) replace, supplant, usurpSee also
* supercede and superseed (common misspellings) * supersedure * supersessionNoun
(en noun)- Rogue cancels and supersedes are being issued on a large scale against posters.
