supplant

sup·plant (s

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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 supplantre, to trip up : sub-, sub- + planta, sole of the foot; see plat- in Indo-European roots.]

supplant [səˈplɑːnt]

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

[via Old French from Latin supplantāre to trip up, from sub- from below + planta sole of the foot]

supplantation [ˌsʌplɑːnˈteɪʃən] n

supplanter n

supplant - Literally means "trip up," from Latin supplantare, "trip up, overthrow."

See also related terms for trip.

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Verb

supplant - take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"

supercede, supersede, supervene upon, replace

replace - substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"

put back, replace - put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"

deputise, deputize, step in, substitute - act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

displace, preempt - take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

usurp - take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"

oust - remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter"

come after, succeed, follow - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"

supplant

verb replace, oust, displace, supersede, remove, take over, undermine, overthrow, unseat, take the place of He may be supplanted by a younger man.

Translations

supplant [səˈplɑːnt] VT → suplantar, reemplazar

supplant [səˈplɑːnt] vt → supplanter

supplant

vt → ablösen, ersetzen; (forcibly) → verdrängen; (by ruse) rival → ausstechen

supplant [səˈplɑːnt] vt → soppiantare

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come after deputise dethrone displace Displaceable displacement Displacer Etrurian Fergus Heteropathy oust ouster preempt put back replace replaceable replacing succeed supercede	They did not supplant the pastorals of Pope in my affections, and they were never the grand passion with me that Pope's poems had been. My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context In the case of varieties of the same species, the struggle will generally be almost equally severe, and we sometimes see the contest soon decided: for instance, if several varieties of wheat be sown together, and the mixed seed be resown, some of the varieties which best suit the soil or climate, or are naturally the most fertile, will beat the others and so yield more seed, and will consequently in a few years quite supplant the other varieties. The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context The constant study of the rival bands is to forestall and outwit each other; to supplant each other in the good will and custom of the Indian tribes; to cross each other's plans; to mislead each other as to routes; in a word, next to his own advantage, the study of the Indian trader is the disadvantage of his competitor. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context	superwaif superweed superwoman supinate Supination supinator supine supinely Supinity suplex Suppage Suppalpation Supparasitation Supparasite Suppawn Suppedaneous Suppeditate Suppeditation supper supper club Supperless suppertime Suppiluliumas I Supping Supplace supplant Supplantation Supplanter supplanting supple Supple-chapped Supple-jack supplejack Supplely supplement supplemental Supplemental air Supplemental bill supplemental programmed interpretation report supplementary supplementary angle supplementary angles supplementary benefit Supplementary chords supplementary facilities Supplementation suppleness suppletion Suppletive suppletory Supplex	suppeditare Suppeditate Suppeditate Suppeditation supper supper supper club supper clubs Supper last Supper last Supper Roll Call Supper, The Last Supper, The Last supperless suppers suppers suppertime Suppes, Patrick Suppes, Patrick SUPPH SUPPIIN Suppiluliuma I Suppiluliuma I Suppiluliumas Suppiluliumas I Suppiluliumas I supping supping Suppl Supplace supplant Supplantation supplanted supplanted supplanter supplanter supplanters supplanters supplanting supplanting supplants supplants supple supple supple supple supple supple supple Supple-chapped Supple-jack suppled suppled suppled supplejack supplejack supplejacks supplejacks supplely supplely supplely

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They did not supplant the pastorals of Pope in my affections, and they were never the grand passion with me that Pope's poems had been.

My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context

In the case of varieties of the same species, the struggle will generally be almost equally severe, and we sometimes see the contest soon decided: for instance, if several varieties of wheat be sown together, and the mixed seed be resown, some of the varieties which best suit the soil or climate, or are naturally the most fertile, will beat the others and so yield more seed, and will consequently in a few years quite supplant the other varieties.

The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context

The constant study of the rival bands is to forestall and outwit each other; to supplant each other in the good will and custom of the Indian tribes; to cross each other's plans; to mislead each other as to routes; in a word, next to his own advantage, the study of the Indian trader is the disadvantage of his competitor.

The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context

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