- supercede
- verbtake 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
• Syn: ↑supplant, ↑replace, ↑supersede, ↑supervene upon• Derivationally related forms: ↑supersession (for: ↑supersede), ↑supersedure (for: ↑supersede), ↑replacement (for: ↑replace), ↑replacing (for: ↑replace), ↑supplanter (for: ↑supplant), ↑supplanting (for: ↑supplant)• Hypernyms: ↑succeed, ↑come after, ↑follow• Hyponyms:• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Somebody ——s somebody
-Something ——s somebody
-Something ——s something
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supercede
Useful english dictionary. 2012.