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supervene upon vs usurp

usurp vs supervene upon

supervene upon and usurp both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
supervene upon No No Yes No
usurp No No Yes No
As verbs, usurp is a hyponym of supervene upon; that is, usurp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than supervene upon:
  • supervene upon: take the place or move into the position of
  • usurp: take the place of
Other hyponyms of supervene upon include deputise, deputize, step in, substitute, displace, preempt, oust.
supervene upon (verb) usurp (verb)
take the place or move into the position of seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
take the place of
Difference between supervene upon and usurp

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