supplant

sup·plant

S0905700 (sə-plănt′)tr.v. sup·plant·ed, sup·plant·ing, sup·plants 1. To take the place of or substitute for (another): Computers have largely supplanted typewriters. See Synonyms at replace.2. To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics: In the Bible, Jacob supplants his older brother Esau.

[Middle English supplanten, to trip up, cause to stumble, from Old French supplanter, from Latin supplantāre, to trip up : sub-, sub- + planta, sole of the foot; see plat- in Indo-European roots.]

supplant

(səˈplɑːnt) vb (tr) to take the place of, often by trickery or force: he easily supplanted his rival. [C13: via Old French from Latin supplantāre to trip up, from sub- from below + planta sole of the foot] supplantation n supˈplanter n

sup•plant

(səˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt)

v.t. 1. to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, or strategy. 2. to replace (one thing) by something else. [1250–1300; Middle English < Latin supplantāre to trip up, overthrow. See sup-, plant] sup•plan•ta•tion (ˌsʌp lənˈteɪ ʃən) n. sup•plant′er, n.

supplant

- Literally means "trip up," from Latin supplantare, "trip up, overthrow."See also related terms for trip.

supplant

Past participle: supplanted
Gerund: supplanting

Imperative
supplant
supplant

Present
I supplant
you supplant
he/she/it supplants
we supplant
you supplant
they supplant

Preterite
I supplanted
you supplanted
he/she/it supplanted
we supplanted
you supplanted
they supplanted

Present Continuous
I am supplanting
you are supplanting
he/she/it is supplanting
we are supplanting
you are supplanting
they are supplanting

Present Perfect
I have supplanted
you have supplanted
he/she/it has supplanted
we have supplanted
you have supplanted
they have supplanted

Past Continuous
I was supplanting
you were supplanting
he/she/it was supplanting
we were supplanting
you were supplanting
they were supplanting

Past Perfect
I had supplanted
you had supplanted
he/she/it had supplanted
we had supplanted
you had supplanted
they had supplanted

Future
I will supplant
you will supplant
he/she/it will supplant
we will supplant
you will supplant
they will supplant

Future Perfect
I will have supplanted
you will have supplanted
he/she/it will have supplanted
we will have supplanted
you will have supplanted
they will have supplanted

Future Continuous
I will be supplanting
you will be supplanting
he/she/it will be supplanting
we will be supplanting
you will be supplanting
they will be supplanting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been supplanting
you have been supplanting
he/she/it has been supplanting
we have been supplanting
you have been supplanting
they have been supplanting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been supplanting
you will have been supplanting
he/she/it will have been supplanting
we will have been supplanting
you will have been supplanting
they will have been supplanting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been supplanting
you had been supplanting
he/she/it had been supplanting
we had been supplanting
you had been supplanting
they had been supplanting

Conditional
I would supplant
you would supplant
he/she/it would supplant
we would supplant
you would supplant
they would supplant

Past Conditional
I would have supplanted
you would have supplanted
he/she/it would have supplanted
we would have supplanted
you would have supplanted
they would have supplanted

Thesaurus

Verb

supplant - 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"supercede, supersede, supervene upon, replacereplace - substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"put back, replace - put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"deputise, deputize, step in, substitute - act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"displace, preempt - take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"usurp - take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"oust - remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter"come after, succeed, follow - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"

supplant

verb replace, oust, displace, supersede, remove, take over, undermine, overthrow, unseat, take the place of He may be supplanted by a younger man.

supplant

verb1. To take the place of (another) against the other's will:cut out, displace.2. To substitute for or fill the place of:replace, supersede, surrogate.

Translations

remplacersupplantersoppiantare

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Synonyms for supplant

verb replace

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Synonyms for supplant

verb to take the place of (another) against the other's will

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verb to substitute for or fill the place of

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Synonyms for supplant

verb take the place or move into the position of

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