Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense supplants, present participle supplanting, past tense, past participle supplanted
verb
If a person or thing is supplanted, another person or thing takes their place.
[formal]
He may be supplanted by a younger man. [beVERB-ed]
By the 1930s the wristwatch had almost completely supplanted the pocket watch. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: replace, oust, displace, supersede More Synonyms of supplant
supplant in British English
(səˈplɑːnt)
verb
(transitive)
to take the place of, often by trickery or force
he easily supplanted his rival
Derived forms
supplantation (ˌsʌplɑːnˈteɪʃən)
noun
supplanter (supˈplanter)
noun
Word origin
C13: via Old French from Latin supplantāre to trip up, from sub- from below + planta sole of the foot
supplant in American English
(səˈplænt; səˈplɑnt)
verb transitive
1.
to take the place of; supersede, esp. through force or plotting
2.
to remove or uproot in order to replace with something else
SIMILAR WORDS: reˈplace
Derived forms
supplantation (ˌsupplanˈtation) (ˌsʌplænˈteɪʃən)
noun
supplanter (supˈplanter)
noun
Word origin
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
Examples of 'supplant' in a sentence
supplant
Felix was just beginning to realize that he really could supplant the man who sat behind the desk.
Clancy, Tom CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1989)
In other languages
supplant
British English: supplant VERB
If a person or thing is supplanted, another person or thing takes their place.
He may be supplanted by a younger man.
American English: supplant
Brazilian Portuguese: suplantar
Chinese: 取而代之
European Spanish: suplantar
French: supplanter
German: ablösen
Italian: soppiantare
Japanese: 取って代わる
Korean: 대신하다
European Portuguese: suplantar
Latin American Spanish: suplantar
(verb)
Definition
to take the place of (someone or something)
He may be supplanted by a younger man.
Synonyms
replace
the man who deposed and replaced him
oust
The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.
displace
These factories have displaced tourism.
supersede
It seems unlikely that democratically created dictionaries will supersede traditional ones.
remove
The senate voted to remove him.
take over
undermine
overthrow
The government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.
unseat
It is not clear who was behind the attempt to unseat the President.
take the place of
He eventually took Charlie's place in the band.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of displace
These factories have displaced tourism.
Synonyms
replace,
succeed,
take over from,
supersede,
oust,
usurp,
supplant,
take the place of,
crowd out,
fill or step into (someone's) boots
in the sense of oust
Definition
to force (someone) out of a position
The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.
Synonyms
expel,
turn out,
dismiss,
exclude,
exile,
discharge,
throw out,
relegate,
displace,
topple,
banish,
eject,
depose,
evict,
dislodge,
unseat,
dispossess,
send packing,
turf out (informal),
disinherit,
drum out,
show someone the door,
give the bum's rush (slang),
throw out on your ear (informal)
in the sense of overthrow
Definition
to defeat and replace (a ruler or government) by force
The government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.
Synonyms
defeat,
beat,
master,
overcome,
crush,
overwhelm,
conquer,
bring down,
oust,
lick (informal),
topple,
subdue,
rout,
overpower,
do away with,
depose,
trounce,
unseat,
vanquish (literary),
subjugate,
dethrone
Nearby words of
supplant
supervisory
supine
supper
supplant
supple
supplement
supplementary
Synonyms of 'supplant'
supplant
Explore 'supplant' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of remove
Definition
to dismiss (someone) from office
The senate voted to remove him.
Synonyms
dismiss,
eliminate,
get rid of,
discharge,
abolish,
expel,
throw out,
oust,
relegate,
purge,
eject,
do away with,
depose,
unseat,
see the back of,
dethrone,
show someone the door,
give the bum's rush (slang),
throw out on your ear (informal)
in the sense of supersede
Definition
to replace (someone) in function or office
It seems unlikely that democratically created dictionaries will supersede traditional ones.
Synonyms
replace,
displace,
usurp,
supplant,
remove,
take over,
oust,
take the place of,
fill or step into (someone's) boots
in the sense of take the place of
He eventually took Charlie's place in the band.
Synonyms
replace,
relieve,
substitute for,
cover for,
take over from,
act for,
stand in for,
fill in for,
be a substitute for
in the sense of unseat
Definition
to depose from office or position
It is not clear who was behind the attempt to unseat the President.