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Supersedes vs Displace - What's the difference?

supersedes | displace |

As verbs the difference between supersedes and displace

is that supersedes is (supersede) while displace is to move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.

supersedes

English

Verb

(head)
  • (supersede)
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    supersede

    English

    Verb

  • Set (something) aside.
  • Take the place of.
    • No one could supersede his sister.
  • Displace in favour of another.
    • Modern US culture has superseded the native forms.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, usurp

    See also

    * supercede and superseed (common misspellings) * supersedure * supersession

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Internet) An updated newsgroup post that supersedes an earlier version.
    • Rogue cancels and supersedes are being issued on a large scale against posters.

    References

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    displace

    English

    Verb

    (displac)
  • To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
  • To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
  • (of a floating ship) To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced.

    • Derived terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)