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1. (v.t.) supplant
to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, or strategy.
2. supplant
to replace (one thing) by something else.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < L supplantāre to trip up, overthrow. See sup -, plant)
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1. (verb) supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede
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"
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1. (noun) supplant
to trip up
2. (noun) supplant
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
3. (noun) supplant
to overthrow, undermine, or force away, in order to get a substitute in place of
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