Supervene upon Uncommon

Origin: Latin prefix super-

Definitions

Verb

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"

supplant replace supersede supervene upon

Example Sentences

"Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left" verb

"the computer has supplanted the slide rule" verb

"Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" verb

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

succeed

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

substitute preempt usurp oust

Rhyming Words

pon upon capon ripon cupon yopon jupon sapon yapon ippon sepon nippon tarpon leopon pompon weapon poupon leipon crepon coupon

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