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单词 supplanting
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supplanting


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.]
Thesaurus
Noun1.supplanting - act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tacticsdisplacementreplacement, replacing - the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"

supplanting


Related to supplanting: increased, coincides, discombobulating
  • noun

Synonyms for supplanting

noun act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

Synonyms

  • displacement

Related Words

  • replacement
  • replacing
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