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  1. supervene upon:


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Detailed Synonyms for supervene upon in English

supervene upon:

supervene upon verb

  1. supervene upon
    – take the place or move into the position of 1
    to replace; supersede; supervene upon; supplant; supercede
    – take the place or move into the position of 1
    • replace verb (replaces, replaced, replacing)
      • Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left1
      • Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school1
    • supersede verb, American
    • supplant verb
      • the computer has supplanted the slide rule1
    • supercede verb, British

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Related Definitions for "supervene upon":

  1. take the place or move into the position of1

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