replace

/ri-ˈplās/

verb

  1. to restore to a former place or position

  2. to take the place of especially as a substitute or successor

  3. to put something new in the place of

replace cards in a file

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. displace implies an ousting or dislodging.