(verb) : sŭper-sĕdĕo, sēdi, sessum, 2, and
* A., to sit upon or above.
* Lit. (very rare; not in Cic. or Caes.): eques Romanus elephanto supersedens,Suet. Ner. 11: tentorio (aquila),id. Aug. 96: corio (damnati),Amm. 23, 6, 82: utribus,id. 25, 8, 2.—With acc.: ansam (aspis),App. M. 11, p. 262, 29.
* Trop. *
* To preside over: vilicus litibus familiae supersedeat,i. e. decide them,Cato, R. R. 5, 1.
* To be above or superior to, to forbear, to refrain or desist from, to pass, omit (the predom. and class. signif.); constr. usu. with abl., less freq. with dat., acc., or inf.
* With abl.: ita censeo facias, ut supersedeas hoc labore itineris, Cic Fam. 4, 2, 4: proelio,Caes. B. G. 2, 8: istis rebus,Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 37: istis verbis,id. Poen. 1, 3, 5: nuptiis, Turp. ap. Non. 40, 8 (Com. Rel. v. 163 Rib.): commode principio,Auct. Her. 3, 9, 17 et saep.— Impers. pass.: posse complexione supersederi,Cic. Inv. 1, 40, 72: supersederi litibus et jurgiis,Liv. 38, 51, 8: divinis rebus,id. 6, 1, 12: tributo ac delectu supersessum est,id. 7, 27, 4: quod cum acciderit, omnino oratione supersedendum est,Cic. Inv. 1, 21, 30: supersedendum multitudine verborum,id. ib. 1, 20, 28: complexione,Auct. Her. 2, 19, 30.
* With dat.: pugnae, Auct. B. Afr. 75, 2: maledicto,App. Mag. p. 285, 19.
* With acc.: operam,Gell. 2, 29, 13.—Pass.: haec causa non visa est supersedenda,Auct. Her. 2, 17, 26: istis omnibus supersessis,App. Flor. p. 359, 9.
* With inf.: de virtute eorum accusanda proloqui supersederunt, Sisenn. ap. Non. 40, 11: supersedissem loqui apud vos,Liv. 21, 40, 1: certare,id. 4, 7, 8; 34, 59, 2: quae in vulgus edita ejus verbis invertere supersedeo, Tac A. 15, 63 fin.: scribere,Plin. Ep. 5, 7, 5: castigare territos,Curt. 5, 6, 14: spectare supersedit,Suet. Tit. 7: deflectere ad visendum Apin supersedit,id. Aug. 93: ut venire supersedeant,Val. Max. 2, 8, 6.