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

Such AI chatbots provide a new way for users to search for and obtain information and services, and thus can supplant browsers.

From Barron's

As their attitudes percolate down, we could see job security supplant prices in the public’s hierarchy of anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal

And it is far from certain that OpenAI will be able to fully live up to its commitments, especially if AI demand falters overall or ascendant challengers like Google and Anthropic supplant ChatGPT’s position.

From The Wall Street Journal

After his effort to create a “metaverse” to supplant the iPhone failed, he’s now turned his attention to AI and smartglasses to achieve the same goal.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From MarketWatch

Related Words

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