Supersede: v.tr. (word coming from the Latin supplantare “to trip someone up”, “to oust”, in ecclesiastical Latin, from planta “sole of the feet, foot”).
The verb “supplant” has several meanings:
1. Pass in front of (someone), take the place of (someone) by making him lose his credit with someone (to oust; familiar: knock out; pull the rug out from under someone's feet).
Quote from the French Jesuit and preacher Louis Bourdaloue (1632-1704): “Toujo...
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