supplant

[ suh-plant, -plahnt ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.

  2. to replace (one thing) by something else.

Origin of supplant

1
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 for supplant

Other words from supplant

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

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British Dictionary definitions for supplant

supplant

/ (səˈplɑːnt) /


verb
  1. (tr) to take the place of, often by trickery or force: he easily supplanted his rival

Origin of supplant

1
C13: 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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