supplant
verb
- replace
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”).
- To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
“Will online dictionaries ever supplant paper dictionaries?”
- 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.”