Supervene Upon (Verb)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- High-definition audio has supervened upon the older technology and is now the industry standard.
- The emphasis on team effort has supervened upon individual performances in modern sports.
- New advancements in technology have supervened upon traditional teaching methods.
- Alternative energy sources are rapidly supervening upon fossil fuels in the global market.
- Artificial intelligence has begun to supervene upon human jobs, particularly those that involve repetition.