supplant
[ suh-plant, -plahnt ]
/ səˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt /
verb (used with object)
to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
to replace (one thing) by something else.
Origin of supplant
OTHER WORDS FROM supplant
sup·plan·ta·tion [suhp-luhn-tey-shuhn] /ˌsʌp lənˈteɪ ʃən/, noun sup·plant·er, noun un·sup·plant·ed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH supplant
supplant supplicant suppliantWords nearby supplant
suppedaneum,
supper,
supper club,
suppertime,
suppiluliumas i,
supplant,
supple,
supplejack,
supplely,
supplement,
supplemental
Example sentences from the Web for supplantation
One of these illustrates the expiring episcopal jurisdiction over heresy and its supplantation by the Inquisition.
A History of The Inquisition of Spain; vol. 2, |Henry Charles Lea
British Dictionary definitions for supplantation
supplant
/ (səˈplɑːnt) /
verb
(tr)
to take the place of, often by trickery or force
he easily supplanted his rival
Derived forms of supplant
supplantation (ˌsʌplɑːnˈteɪʃən), noun supplanter, nounWord Origin for supplant
C13: via Old French from Latin
supplantāre to trip up, from
sub- from below +
planta sole of the foot