supplant
Etymology

From , from , from sub ("under") + planta ("sole").

Pronunciation
  • (British) enPR: səpläntʹ, IPA: /səˈplɑːnt/
  • (America, Canada, Northern England) enPR: səplăntʹ, IPA: /səˈplænt/
Verb

supplant (supplants, present participle supplanting; simple past and past participle supplanted)

  1. (transitive) To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
    Synonyms: dethrone, oust, replace, supersede, take over from
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  2. (transitive, obsolete) To uproot, to remove violently.
    Synonyms: uproot, wrench out
    • 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC ↗, [Act III, scene ii]:
      Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in's tale, by this hand, I will supplant some of your teeth.
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