supplanted

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sup·plant

   [suh-plant, -plahnt]
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; Middle English supplanten < Latin supplantāre to trip up, overthrow. See sup-, plant

Related forms
sup·plan·ta·tion  [suhp-luhn-tey-shuhn] , noun
sup·plant·er, noun
un·sup·plant·ed, adjective

Can be confused: supplant, supplicant, suppliant.

Synonyms
1. remove, succeed. See replace.

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