Take the place or move into the position of.

synonyms: replace, supervene upon, supplant.

Roget 147: substitute, put in the place of, change for; make way for, give place to; supply the place of, take the place of; supplant, supersede, replace, cut out, serve as a substitute; step into stand in the shoes of; jury rig, make a shift with, put up with; borrow from Peter to pay Paul, take money out of one pocket and put it in take money out of one pocket and put it in another, cannibalize; commute, redeem, compound for.    ... show more

Roget 678: not use; do without, dispense with, let alone, not touch, forbear, abstain, spare, waive, neglect; keep back, reserve.    lay up, lay by, lay on the shelf, keep on the shelf, lay up in ordinary; lay up in a napkin; shelve; set aside, put aside, lay aside; disuse, leave off, have done with; supersede; discard etc. (eject) 297; dismiss, give warning.    throw aside etc. (relinquish) 782; make away with etc. (destroy) 162; cast overboard, heave overboard, throw overboard; cast to the dogs, cast to the winds; dismantle etc. (Render useless) 645.    lie unemployed, remain unemployed etc. adj. ... show more

Roget 782: relinquish, give up, surrender, yield, cede; let go, let slip; spare, drop, resign, forego, renounce, abandon, expropriate^†, give away, dispose of, part with; lay aside, lay apart, lay down, lay on the shelf etc. (disuse) 678; set aside, put aside, put away; make away with, cast behind; maroon.    give notice to quit, give warning; supersede; be rid of, get rid of, be quit of, get quit of; eject etc. 297.    rid oneself of, disburden oneself of, divest oneself of, dispossess oneself of; wash one's hands of.    discard, cast off, dismiss; cast away, throw away, pitch away, fling away, cast aside, cast overboard, cast to the dogs, throw aside, throw overboard, throw to the dogs, pitch aside, pitch overboard, pitch to the dogs, fling aside, fling overboard, fling to the dogs; cast to the winds, throw to the winds, sweep to the winds; put away, turn away, sweep away; jettison; reject.    quit one's hold, quitclaim.    ... show more

Dutch: verdringen, remplaceren, vervangen