a. Being above the world, or secular things. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Superseded p. pr. & vb. n. Superseding. ] [ L. supersedere, supersessum, to sit above, be superior to, forbear, omit; super above + sedere to sit: cf. F. superséder. See Sit, and cf. Surcease. ] 1. To come, or be placed, in the room of; to replace. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of; as, to supersede an officer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To make void, inefficacious, or useless, by superior power, or by coming in the place of; to set aside; to render unnecessary; to suspend; to stay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nothing is supposed that can supersede the known laws of natural motion. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Old Law) To omit; to forbear. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., suspend, set aside, stay, 2d pers. sing. present subjunctive of supersedere. See Supersede. ] (Law) A writ of command to suspend the powers of an officer in certain cases, or to stay proceedings under another writ. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of superseding, or setting aside; supersession; as, the supersedure of trial by jury. A. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To sow, as seed, over something previously sown. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

That can not be done with joy, when it shall be indifferent to any man to superseminate what he please. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The sowing of seed over seed previously sown. [ Obs. ] Abp. Bramhall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. super- + sensible: cf. F. supersensible. ] Beyond the reach of the senses; above the natural powers of perception. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Excessively sensitive; morbidly sensitive. -- Su`per*sen"si*tive*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

a. Supersensible. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Supersensible. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Excessively sensuous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Overofficious; doing more than is required or desired. “A superserviceable, finical rogue.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. supersession. See Supersede. ] The act of superseding, or the state of being superseded; supersedure. [ 1913 Webster ]

The general law of diminishing return from land would have undergone, to that extent, a temporary supersession. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]