Supplant
1Supplant — Sup*plant , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supplanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supplanting}.] [F. supplanter, L. supplantare to trip up one s heels, to throw down; sub under + planta the sole of the foot, also, a sucker, slip, sprout. Cf. {Plant}, n.] 1. To trip …
2supplant — 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,… …
3supplant — c.1300, to trip up, overthrow, defeat, dispossess, from O.Fr. supplanter to trip up, overthrow, from L. supplantare trip up, overthrow, from sub under + planta sole of the foot (see PLANT (Cf. plant) (n.)). Meaning replace one thing with another… …
4supplant — *displace, *replace, supersede Analogous words: *eject, oust, dismiss, expel: uproot, eradicate, extirpate, *exterminate …
5supplant — [v] displace, replace back up, bounce, cast out, crowd, cut out, eject, expel, fill in, force, force out, front for, oust, outplace, overthrow, remove, ring, ring in, sit in, stand in, substitute, succeed, supersede, swap places with, take out,… …
6supplant — ► VERB ▪ supersede and replace. DERIVATIVES supplanter noun. ORIGIN Latin supplantare trip up …
7supplant — [sə plant′, səplänt′] vt. [ME supplanten < OFr supplanter < L supplantare, to put under the sole of the foot, trip up < sub , under (see SUB ) + planta, sole of the foot: see PLANT] 1. to take the place of; supersede, esp. through force… …
8supplant — 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 …
9supplant — 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… …
10supplant — 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 …
