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 Definition: [v]  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"
 
 Synonyms: replace, supersede, supplant
 
 See Also: come after, deputise, deputize, follow, oust, stand in, step in, substitute, succeed, usurp

 

 

 

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