supercede

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English superceden, from Middle French superceder, from Latin supersedēre: super- (“over-”) + sedēre (“to sit”). === Verb === supercede (third-person singular simple present supercedes, present participle superceding, simple past and past participle superceded) (nonstandard or misspelling) Variant spelling of supersede. ==== Usage notes ==== The form supercede is commonly considered a misspelling of supersede. It results from confusion between Latin cēdere (“to give up, yield”) and sedēre (“to sit”); the original Latin word was supersedēre (“to sit above”), which continued in Italian as soprassedere. The c spelling began to be used in Middle French, appeared in English as early as the 1400s, and is still sometimes found. The fact that supersede is the only English word ending in -sede, while several end in -cede, also encourages confusion. Most dictionaries do not include this spelling; a few list it as a variant, sometimes identified as a misspelling. === References === === Anagrams === superceed == Middle English == === Etymology === From Middle French superceder, from Latin supersedere: super- (“over-”) + sedere (“to sit”). === Verb === supercede supersede