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 | ||