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sup·plant  (s-plnt)

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.

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[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.]

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supplant [səˈplɑːnt]

vb

(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

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

See also related terms for trip.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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?"

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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