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English
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Etymology
From Old French supplanter, from Latin supplantō (“trip up”), from sub (“under”) + planta (“sole”).
Pronunciation
Verb
supplant (third-person singular simple present supplants, present participle supplanting, simple past and past participle supplanted)
- (transitive) To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
- Synonyms: dethrone, oust, replace, supersede, take over from
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- (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 Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in's tale, by this hand, I will supplant some of your teeth.
Translations
to take the place of, to replace
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