supercede(v = verb.social) replace, supersede, supervene upon, supplant - take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
is one way to come after, follow, succeed
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something