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supplant (verb)

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  • supplant — ► VERB ▪ supersede and replace. DERIVATIVES supplanter noun. ORIGIN Latin supplantare trip up …   English terms dictionary

  • supplant — verb /səˈplɑːnt,səˈplænt/ To take the place of; to replace, to supersede. Will online dictionaries ever supplant paper dictionaries? Syn: dethrone, oust, replace, supersede, take over, uproot, wrench …   Wiktionary

  • supplant — I verb abolish, act for, bring low, cashier, cause the downfall of, depose, deracinate, dethrone, discharge, dismiss, displace, drive away, drive out, eject, eradicate, expel, extirpate, fire, force out, oust, overthrow, overpower, remove,… …   Law dictionary

  • supplant — verb supersede and replace. Derivatives supplanter noun Origin ME: from OFr. supplanter or L. supplantare trip up , from sub from below + planta sole …   English new terms dictionary

  • supplant — verb (T) to take the place of a person or thing so that they are no longer used, no longer in a position of power etc: Barker was soon supplanted as party leader …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • supplant — verb 1) paved highways supplanted the network of dirt roads Syn: replace, supersede, displace, take over from, substitute for, override 2) the man he supplanted as prime minister Syn: oust, usurp, overthrow, remove …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • supplant — UK [səˈplɑːnt] / US [səˈplænt] verb [transitive] Word forms supplant : present tense I/you/we/they supplant he/she/it supplants present participle supplanting past tense supplanted past participle supplanted formal to replace something or someone …   English dictionary

  • supplant — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French supplanter, from Latin supplantare to trip up, cause to stumble, from sub + planta sole of the foot more at place Date: 14th century 1. to supersede (another) especially by force or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • supplant — sup|plant [ sə plænt ] verb transitive FORMAL to replace something or someone, often as a result of being more powerful: Their concern is that central decision making will supplant local government …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • supplant — [13] Supplant has no connection with things that grow, even though it may be related to English plant. Etymologically it means ‘trip up’. It comes via Old French supplanter from Latin supplantāre ‘trip up’, hence ‘overthrow’, a compound verb… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • supplant — [13] Supplant has no connection with things that grow, even though it may be related to English plant. Etymologically it means ‘trip up’. It comes via Old French supplanter from Latin supplantāre ‘trip up’, hence ‘overthrow’, a compound verb… …   Word origins

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