Take the place or move into the position of:
— The computer has supplanted the slide rule.

synonyms: replace, supersede, supervene upon.

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

Dutch: verdringen, remplaceren, vervangen