supplant

Meaning

1. (transitive) To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To uproot, to remove violently.

Synonyms

supersede

replace

supercede

oust

supervene upon

substitute

succeed

displace

take the place of

prosthesis

relieve

crowd out

replacement

spell

stand in

stand in for

substitute for

substitution

usurp

replaced

cut out

dethrone

dislocate

displacement

jostle

obscure

overthrow

permute

Translations

supplanter

suplantar

verdrängen

soppiantare

suplantar

détrôner

verdringen

detronizzare

ersetzen

remplacer

reemplazar

substituir

an Stelle treten

vervangen

renverser

Pronounced as (IPA)

/səˈplɑːnt/

Etymology

From Middle English supplanten, supplaunten, from Old French supplanter, from Latin supplantō (“trip up”), from sub (“from below, under”) + planta (“sole”).