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Meaning of supplant in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /səˈplænt/

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  1. Verb

    supplant

    Etymology

    Middle English: from Old French supplanter or Latin supplantare‘trip up’, from sub-‘from below’ + planta‘sole’

    Definitions

    1. take the place or move into the position of

    Examples

    • « Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left »
    • « the computer has supplanted the slide rule »
    • « Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school »

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