supplant
[ suh-plant, -plahnt ]
/ səˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt /
verb (used with object)
to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
to replace (one thing) by something else.
Words nearby supplant
suppedaneum, supper, supper club, suppertime, suppiluliumas i, supplant, supple, supplejack, supplely, supplement, supplemental
Origin of supplant
OTHER WORDS FROM supplant
sup·plan·ta·tion [suhp-luhn-tey-shuhn] /ˌsʌp lənˈteɪ ʃən/, nounsup·plant·er, nounun·sup·plant·ed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH supplant
supplant supplicant suppliantDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for supplant
supplant
/ (səˈplɑːnt) /
verb
(tr) to take the place of, often by trickery or forcehe easily supplanted his rival
Derived forms of supplant
supplantation (ˌsʌplɑːnˈteɪʃən), nounsupplanter, nounWord Origin for supplant
C13: via Old French from Latin supplantāre to trip up, from sub- from below + planta sole of the foot
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