supplant

American  

[suh-plant, -plahnt] / səˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt /

verb (used with object)

1. to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.

   Synonyms:

   succeed , remove

2. to replace (one thing) by something else.

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supplant British  

/ ˌsʌplɑːnˈteɪʃən, səˈplɑːnt /

verb

1. (tr) to take the place of, often by trickery or force

   he easily supplanted his rival

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Related Words

See replace.

Other Word Forms

• supplantation noun
• supplanter noun

Etymology

Origin of supplant

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English supplanten, from Latin supplantāre “to trip up, overthrow”; sup-, plant

Example Sentences

There’s also some evidence that artificial intelligence is supplanting some jobs.

From MarketWatch

Traditional internet providers probably don’t have to worry much about satellite service supplanting core broadband offerings in the eyes of consumers.

From MarketWatch

They may have been supplanted by digital job boards, but for much of the country’s history, they were one of the main sources to go to find work and workers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Above all, what one of Mr. Fox’s subjects called “a change of attitude to time” becomes necessary, with intense mental concentration supplanting deadline anxiety and rushed execution.

From The Wall Street Journal

For more than a decade, Silicon Valley venture capitalists have poured enormous sums of money into newfangled technology companies seeking to disrupt, and even supplant, the traditional financial system and sidestep its burdensome regulations.

From Salon

Related Words

• overthrow
• succeed
• supersede
• undermine
• unseat
• usurp