REPLACE, DISPLACE, SUPPLANT, SUPERSEDE

SUPERSEDE
1 a : to cause to be set aside b : to force out of use as inferior

2 : to take the place, room, or position of
3 : to displace in favor of another : SUPPLANT
synonyms see REPLACE
 
REPLACE, DISPLACE, SUPPLANT, SUPERSEDE mean to put out of a usual or proper place or into the place of another.
 
REPLACE implies a filling of a place once occupied by something lost, destroyed, or no longer usable or adequate *replaced the broken window*.
 
DISPLACE implies an ousting or dislodging *war had displaced thousands*.
 
SUPPLANT implies either a dispossessing or usurping of another's place, possessions, or privileges or an uprooting of something and its replacement with something else *was abruptly supplanted in her affections by another*.
 
SUPERSEDE implies replacing a person or thing that has become superannuated, obsolete, or otherwise inferior *the new edition supersedes all previous ones*.