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Definitions for supervene upon
su·per·vene up·on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercedeverb

    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"

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of supervene upon in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of supervene upon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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