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supplant

[ suh-plant, -plahnt ]
/ səˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt /
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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

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English supplanten, from Latin supplantāre “to trip up, overthrow”; see sup-, plant

synonym study for supplant

1. See replace.

OTHER WORDS FROM supplant

sup·plan·ta·tion [suhp-luhn-tey-shuhn], /ˌsʌp lənˈteɪ ʃən/, nounsup·plant·er, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH supplant

supplant , supplicant, suppliant
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Words related to supplant

overthrow, succeed, supersede, undermine, unseat, usurp, bounce, crowd, eject, expel, force, oust, remove, ring, substitute, transfer, back up, cast out, cut out, fill in

How to use supplant in a sentence

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, noun

Word 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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