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English verb: supervene upon | |||
| 1. | supervene upon (social) take the place or move into the position of | ||
| Samples | Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left. The computer has supplanted the slide rule. Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school. | ||
| Synonyms | replace, supercede, supersede, supplant | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come after, follow, succeed | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deputise, deputize, displace, oust, preempt, step in, substitute, usurp | ||
| Verb group | put back, replace, replace | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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