supervene upon

Verb

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Verb (1)

  1. take the place or move into the position of“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: supplantreplacesupersedeMore general succeed, come afterMore specific usurp, substitute, preempt, oustSimilar replace
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