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sup·plant·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. supplanting, displacementnoun

    act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

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  1. supplanting

    Supplanting refers to the act of replacing, displacing, superseding or taking the place of another, usually in a forceful or scheming manner. It often implies an overthrow or a removal of something or someone currently in a position of power or dominance.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Supplanting

    of Supplant

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of supplanting in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of supplanting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of supplanting in a Sentence

  1. Aimen Dean:

    They are supplanting al Qaeda and presenting themselves as the credible alternative.

  2. George Bernard Shaw:

    All censorships exist to prevent any one from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions. All progress is initiated by challenging current conceptions, and executed by supplanting existing institutions. Consequently the first condition of progress is the removal of censorships.

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