Definitions for supplant
səˈplænt, -ˈplɑntsup·plant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercedeverb

   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. Supplantverb

   To remove (a thing) and replace it with something else.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. supplantverb

   To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.

   Will online dictionaries ever supplant paper dictionaries?

2. supplantverb

   To uproot, to remove violently.

3. Etymology: From supplanter, from supplanto, from sub + planta.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To SUPPLANTverb

   Etymology: supplanter, French; sub and planta, Latin.

   1. To trip up the heels.

   His legs entwining
   Each other, till supplanted down he fell;
   A monstrous serpent on his belly prone. John Milton.

   The thronging populace with hasty strides
   Obstruct the easy way; the rocking town
   Supplants their footsteps; to and fro they reel. Philips.

   2. To displace by stratagem; to turn out.

   It is Philoclea his heart is set upon; it is my daughter I have borne to supplant me. Philip Sidney.

   Upon a just survey, take Titus’ part,
   And so supplant us for ingratitude. William Shakespeare.

   3. To displace; to overpower; to force away.

   If it be fond, call it a woman’s fear;
   Which fear, if better reasons can supplant,
   I will subscribe, and say, I wrong’d the duke. William Shakespeare.

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1. supplant

   Supplant refers to the act of replacing or taking the place of something or someone, often through underhanded or scheming methods. It typically involves removal or overthrow of an established person, thing, or concept, and its replacement with something new or different.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Supplantnoun

   to trip up

2. Supplantnoun

   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. Supplantnoun

   to overthrow, undermine, or force away, in order to get a substitute in place of

4. Etymology: [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.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Supplant

   sup-plant′, v.t. to displace by stratagem: to take the place of: to undermine.—ns. Supplantā′tion; Supplant′er. [L. supplantāre, to trip up one's heels—sub, under, planta, the sole of the foot.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of supplant in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of supplant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of supplant in a Sentence

1. Charles Baudelaire:

   If photography is allowed to stand in for art in some of its functions it will soon supplant or corrupt it completely thanks to the natural support it will find in the stupidity of the multitude. It must return to its real task, which is to be the servant of the sciences and the arts, but the very humble servant, like printing and shorthand which have neither created nor supplanted literature.

2. John Ratcliffe:

   I spent much of the last year saying China was our greatest national security threat by far, militarily, economically, technologically, that China – and China alone – is attempting to supplant the United States, but I, as you recall, received a lot of pushback on that because it wasn’t the political narrative the Left wanted.

3. Vivek Ramaswamy:

   These are the unelected class leaders that ultimately, I think, are using the bureaucratic power to supplant the will of everyday – not only Americans but Canadians and Western Europeans too – and that's why we're seeing a fusion of both the left and the right here saying that, ‘Actually we want our voices heard. We want to be able to speak without fear of putting food on the dinner table,’.

4. Jim Pasco:

   Police aren't there to supplant the traditional and appropriate role of teachers.

5. Link Starbureiy:

   These are wargames: I plant my flag and supplant theirs.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=supplant
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=supplant
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Supplant
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=supplant
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supplant
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=supplant