supercede

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su·per·cede

(so͞o′pər-sēd′)

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supercede - 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"

supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace

replace - substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"

put back, replace - put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"

deputise, deputize, step in, substitute - act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

displace, preempt - take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

usurp - take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"

oust - remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter"

come after, succeed, follow - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"

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