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superseding

superseding is the present participle and gerund of supersede.

Meaning of supersede

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(third-person singular simple present supersedes, present participle superseding, simple past and past participle superseded)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    • Those older products have been superseded by our new range.
    Synonyms:
    replace, supplant, usurp
  2. (transitive) To displace in favor of itself.
    • Modern US culture has superseded the native forms.

See all 3 meanings of supersede

Noun

superseding (plural supersedings)

  1. The process by which something is superseded.

Forms of superseding

pluralsupersedings

Phrases with superseding

Questions about superseding

What does superseding mean?
Superseding means the process by which something is superseded.
What is superseding the present participle and gerund of?
Superseding is the present participle and gerund of supersede.
What part of speech is superseding?
Superseding is a noun.
What is the plural of superseding?
The plural of superseding is supersedings.

Words near superseding in the dictionary

  1. superseder
  2. supersedere
  3. supersederes
  4. superseders
  5. supersedes
  6. superseding
  7. superseding cause
  8. supersedingly
  9. supersedings
  10. supersedure
  11. supersedures

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Adapted from Wiktionary: superseding (page history and authors); supersede (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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