supplant
[ suh-plant, -plahnt ]
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.
Origin of supplant
1synonym study For supplant
1. See replace.
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
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How to use supplant in a sentence
One of these illustrates the expiring episcopal jurisdiction over heresy and its supplantation by the Inquisition.
A History of The Inquisition of Spain; vol. 2, | Henry Charles Lea
British Dictionary definitions for supplant
supplant
/ (səˈplɑːnt) /
verb
(tr) to take the place of, often by trickery or force: he easily supplanted his rival
Origin of supplant
1C13: via Old French from Latin supplantāre to trip up, from sub- from below + planta sole of the foot
Derived forms of supplant
- supplantation (ˌsʌplɑːnˈteɪʃən), noun
- supplanter, noun
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