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SUPERVENE UPON

\sˈuːpəvˌiːn əpˌɒn], \sˈuːpəvˌiːn əpˌɒn], \s_ˈuː_p_ə_v_ˌiː_n ə_p_ˌɒ_n]\

Definitions of SUPERVENE UPON

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database

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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"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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