supersedes

present tense third-person singular of supersede
as in replaces
to take the place of that edition of the dictionary that you have has been superseded by a more recent one

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Recent Examples of supersedes But, as one particularly taxing day goes on, her loyalty to her employees and doing right by them supersedes her job. EW.com, 30 Sep. 2024

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“Supersedes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersedes. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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