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supplant

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sup⋅plant

  [suh-plant, -plahnt]
Use supplant in a Sentence
–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:
1250–1300; ME supplanten < L supplantāre to trip up, overthrow. See sup-, plant

Related forms:
sup⋅plan⋅ta⋅tion  [suhp-luhn-tey-shuhn] , noun
sup⋅plant⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. remove, succeed. See replace.
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sup·plant   (sə-plānt')   
tr.v.   sup·plant·ed, sup·plant·ing, sup·plants

  1. To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics.

  2. To displace and substitute for (another): The word processor has largely supplanted electric typewriters. See Synonyms at replace.


[Middle English supplanten, from Old French supplanter, from Latin supplantāre, to trip up : sub-, sub- + planta, sole of the foot; see plat- in Indo-European roots.]
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