supplant

UK: /səˈplɑːnt/ US: /səˈplænt/ ,(sə plant′, -plänt′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

sup•plant /səˈplænt/   v. [~ + object (+ with + object ) ]

1. to take the place of (another), as through force or tricks:
   to supplant the liberal premier with a former army man.
2. to replace (one thing) with something else.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

sup•plant  (sə plant′, -plänt′), v.t. 

1. to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
2. to replace (one thing) by something else.

• Latin supplantāre to trip up, overthrow. See sup-, plant
• 1250–1300; Middle English supplanten

sup•plan•ta•tion  (sup′lən tā′shən), n.  sup•plant′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. remove, succeed. See replace. 

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supplant / səˈplɑːnt/ verb

1. (transitive) to take the place of, often by trickery or force

Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin supplantāre to trip up, from sub- from below + planta sole of the foot

supˈplanter noun