Both Uses of
supersede
in
1984, by Orwell
- The largest section of the Records Department, far larger than the one on which Winston worked, consisted simply of persons whose duty it was to track down and collect all copies of books, newspapers, and other documents which had been superseded and were due for destruction.
p. 40.5 *superseded = replaced
- Helicopters are more used than they were formerly, bombing planes have been largely superseded by self-propelled projectiles, and the fragile movable battleship has given way to the almost unsinkable Floating Fortress; but otherwise there has been little development.
p. 195.2
Definition:
take the place of -- especially replacing something old or inferior
or:
to cause to be set aside
or:
to cause to be set aside