Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To take the place of or substitute for (another): synonym: replace.
- transitive verb To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To trip up, as the heels.
- To overthrow; cause the downfall of; destroy; uproot.
- To remove; displace; drive or force away.
- To displace and take the place of, especially (of persons) by scheming or strategy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To trip up.
- transitive verb To remove or displace by stratagem; to displace and take the place of; to supersede.
- transitive verb To overthrow, undermine, or force away, in order to get a substitute in place of.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To take the place of; to
replace , tosupersede . - verb transitive, obsolete To
uproot , toremove violently.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb take the place or move into the position of
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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In the process, he helped Combs 'Bad Boy label supplant Death Row as the biggest hip-hop imprint in America, and also paved the way to popular success for other East Coast talents like Jay-Z and Nas.
VIBE Magazine 2009
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In the process, he helped Combs 'Bad Boy label supplant Death Row as the biggest hip-hop imprint in America, and also paved the way to popular success for other East Coast talents like Jay-Z and Nas.
VIBE Magazine 2009
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We have made the idea supplant both impulse and tradition.
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Their international vision does not extend beyond an insatiable thirst for economic power, the report finds; what's more, they seek to "supplant" Western values and impose their own on the world.
A Case Of Ja-Panic 2008
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McCain has said the League would not "supplant" the United Nations, though neoconservatives have suggested with approval that it could do just that.
John Wihbey: McCain's "League," and Obama's Debate Dilemma 2008
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And you have to kind of supplant that as the joints get a little creekier.
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BRIAN REYNOLDS, LIFTS WEIGHTS: You know, I used to play basketball, be able to run full court and you have to kind of supplant that as the joints get a little creakier.
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And you have to kind of supplant that as the joints get a little creekier.
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I was in China, Japan and South Korea in June of this past year, and I will say that I think most of the countries of Asia look to us to continue to be a major influence and an active player in Asia, because they don't want to see China "supplant," quote/unquote, the United States.
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Hemp is an underutilised plant that could 'supplant' many imported industrial products, and would be domestically generated, creating employment for UK natives.
BrainyBabe commented on the word supplant
It was another matter to supplant her in the part of a corpse at a mock funeral. -- ''Yashima, or, The Gorgeous West'' by R T Sherwood, 1931.
December 24, 2008
dailyword commented on the word supplant
Denethor used this word when he was talking to Gandalf about Aragorn becoming king.
June 9, 2012
mohitanand commented on the word supplant
verb: take the place or move into the position of
For many, a cell phone has supplanted a traditional phone; in fact, most 20-somethings don't even have a traditional phone anymore.
October 19, 2016