Definition of supplant Supplant
/sʌplæˈnt/ - [suplant] - sup•plant
We found 10 definitions of supplant from 6 different sources.
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What does supplant mean?
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| 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" | ||
| replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede | ||
| come after, succeed, follow be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" | ||
| deputise, deputize, step in, substitute put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning" | ||
| displace, preempt cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" | ||
| usurp take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke" | ||
| oust remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- supplant (n.)
To trip up. - supplant (n.)
To remove or displace by stratagem; to displace and take the place of; to supersede; as, a rival supplants another in the favor of a mistress or a prince. - supplant (n.)
To overthrow, undermine, or force away, in order to get a substitute in place of.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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supplant
To take the place of; to replace, to supersede. -
supplant
To cause the downfall of; to remove violently.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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supplant
sup-plant′, v.t. to displace by stratagem: to take the place of: to undermine.—ns. Supplantā′tion; Supplant′er. [L. supplantāre, to trip up one's heels—sub, under, planta, the sole of the foot.]
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🔤- supplant, verb, present, 1st person singular of supplant (infinitive).
- supplant, verb (infinitive).
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