displant
verb
dis·plant di-ˈsplant 
displanted; displanting; displants
transitive verb
1
: displace, remove
2
: supplant
Synonyms
- cut out
- displace
- relieve
- replace
- substitute
- supersede
- supplant
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Example Sentences
long ago displanted by the automobile, the horse and buggy have become icons of a slower, gentler time
Word History
Etymology
Middle French desplanter, from des- dis- + planter to plant, from Late Latin plantare
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
displant
verb
as in to replace
to take the place of long ago displanted by the automobile, the horse and buggy have become icons of a slower, gentler time Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- replace
- supersede
- cut out
- supplant
- substitute
- relieve
- displace
- preempt
- usurp
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