supplant
to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
to replace (one thing) by something else.
Origin of supplant
1synonym study For supplant
Other words for supplant
Other words from supplant
- sup·plan·ta·tion [suhp-luhn-tey-shuhn], /ˌsʌp lənˈteɪ ʃən/, noun
- sup·plant·er, noun
Words that may be confused with supplant
- supplant , supplicant, suppliant
Words Nearby supplant
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How to use supplant in a sentence
It’s only been in the past 10 years that newer narratives — Gabby Douglas’s historic all-around gold at the 2012 London Games and Biles’s record-breaking run — have started to supplant the Cold War stories of the sport.
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When he became prime minister in 2018, he had largely supplanted Tigray’s main political party, the TPLF, as the country’s center of power.
They will likely supplant the now mostly-defunct HYDRA as the villainous presence in the future Captain America stories.
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And, of course, it recommends keeping screen time limited, so as not to supplant other, real-world play and exploration.
Yes, Your Toddler Can Watch TV: The New Rules for Screen Time | Russell Saunders | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAchmon is a harbinger of the business entrepreneurs who became the other new elite to supplant the old kibbutz hegemony.
Halevi's 'Like Dreamers' Is the Big Book On Israel We've Been Waiting For | Don Futterman | October 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe internet didn't just smash industries and supplant human jobs with our new server overlords.
Dave Eggers, Arcade Fire and Other Hipsters Shun the Internet | James Poulos | September 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTState resources should maximize, and not supplant or suppress, their efforts.
Free votes can supplant villains with worse villains, corruption, and brutality with tyranny and enslavement of women.
Leslie H. Gelb on Egypt, Syria: Take a Deep Breath, America | Leslie H. Gelb | June 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTDon't think for an instant that any ambition on my part, Georgie, makes me wish to see Lucius supplant your children.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe leaders mutually despise and detest one another, and universally endeavour to deceive and supplant each other.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward WaiteElder Brewster especially entreated for him, though this strange pulpit aspirant had hoped to supplant him.
William Bradford of Plymouth | Albert Hale PlumbShe rapidly acquired sufficient influence to supplant her benefactress.
Of his own prowess, his power to supplant all rivals, he had no doubt.
The Watchers of the Trails | Charles G. D. Roberts
British Dictionary definitions for supplant
/ (səˈplɑːnt) /
(tr) to take the place of, often by trickery or force: he easily supplanted his rival
Origin of supplant
1Derived forms of supplant
- supplantation (ˌsʌplɑːnˈteɪʃən), noun
- supplanter, noun
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