verb
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
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“This assistance does not supplant the judicial officer’s independent role in decision-making.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
“We don’t know how they were doing business—and now we want to come in and supplant them as the new vampires sucking out wealth,” Naranjo said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Salesforce rose 4% after reporting a better-than-expected quarter and announcing a large share buyback, easing fears that AI would supplant its core business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
He wrote that Genie “cannot supplant end‑to‑end game production,” and the “AI-driven selloff creates enhanced buying opportunity.”
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
Georges Laforgue is still on the Literature and Languages faculty at Hampden, where his enemies have still not managed to supplant him.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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