supplant

sup·plant

 (sə-plănt′)

tr.v. sup·plant·ed, sup·plant·ing, sup·plants

1. To take the place of or substitute for (another): Computers have largely supplanted typewriters. See Synonyms at replace.

2. To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics: In the Bible, Jacob supplants his older brother Esau.

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

supplant

(səˈplɑːnt)

vb

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

[C13: via Old French from Latin supplantāre to trip up, from sub- from below + planta sole of the foot]

supplantation n

supˈplanter n

sup•plant

(səˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt)

v.t.

1. to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, or strategy.

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

[1250–1300; Middle English < Latin supplantāre to trip up, overthrow. See sup-, plant]

sup•plan•ta•tion (ˌsʌp lənˈteɪ ʃən) n.

sup•plant′er, n.

supplant

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

See also related terms for trip.

supplant

Past participle: supplanted
Gerund: supplanting

Imperative

supplant

supplant

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?"

supplant

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

supplant

verb

1. To take the place of (another) against the other's will:

cut out, displace.

2. To substitute for or fill the place of:

replace, supersede, surrogate.

Translations

remplacersupplanter

soppiantare

supplant

[səˈplɑːnt] VT → suplantar, reemplazar

supplant

[səˈplɑːnt] vt → supplanter

supplant

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

supplant

[səˈplɑːnt] vt → soppiantare

supplant

vt. reemplazar, substituir.