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supplant

verb

  1. replace
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /səˈplɑːnt/ / /səˈplænt/

verb

Etymology: From Middle English supplanten, supplaunten, from Old French supplanter, from Latin supplantō (“trip up”), from sub (“from below, under”) + planta (“sole”).

  1. To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.

    “Will online dictionaries ever supplant paper dictionaries?”

  2. To uproot, to remove violently.

    “Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in's tale, by this hand, I will supplant some of your teeth.”