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

The war even seems to have supplanted the rise of artificial intelligence as Wall Street’s top cause for concern.

From Barron's

New Jersey was once a favorite legal home for corporations, but Delaware supplanted it by establishing specialized business courts and legal rules that protect corporate directors and officers from frivolous lawsuits.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some experts and rights activists say the new ethnic-unity law passed Thursday will effectively supplant 1980s legislation that mandated some autonomy for regions with large ethnic-minority populations.

From The Wall Street Journal

German nationalists have never fully forgiven America for World War II. Nor for the cultural competition, from hamburgers’ supplanting bratwurst to the omnipresence of American films and music.

From The Wall Street Journal

“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

Related Words

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