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.
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Origin of supplant
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1. See replace.
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, suppliantWords nearby supplant
suppedaneum, supper, supper club, suppertime, Suppiluliumas I, supplant, supplanter, supple, supplejack, supplely, supplement
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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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