supervene upon

Verb

Meaning

take the place or move into the position of

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

replace supplant supersede

Hypernyms

follow succeed come after

Hyponyms

substitute displace oust usurp preempt deputize

Examples

Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left Source: Internet

the computer has supplanted the slide rule Source: Internet

Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

supervector superveillance supervene supervenience superveniency supervenient