replace vs supervene upon

replace and supervene upon both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
replace	No	No	Yes	No
supervene upon	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, replace and supervene upon are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of replace include supersede, supplant.

replace (verb)	supervene upon (verb)
substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)	take the place or move into the position of
put something back where it belongs
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
take the place or move into the position of