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supervene upon vs step in

step in vs supervene upon

supervene upon and step in both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
supervene upon No No Yes No
step in No No Yes No
As verbs, step in is a hyponym of supervene upon; that is, step in is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than supervene upon:
  • supervene upon: take the place or move into the position of
  • step in: act as a substitute
Other hyponyms of supervene upon include deputise, deputize, substitute, displace, preempt, usurp, oust.
supervene upon (verb) step in (verb)
take the place or move into the position of get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
act as a substitute
Difference between supervene upon and step in

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