supplant
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supplant
- /səˈplɑːnt/ UK
- /səˈplænt/ Canada, Northern England, US
Rhymes with -ɑːnt, -ænt
Where it comes from
From Middle English supplanten, supplaunten, from Old French supplanter, from Latin supplantō (“trip up”), from sub (“from below, under”) + planta (“sole”).
verb supplants · supplanting · supplanted · supplaunt
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To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
Will online dictionaries ever supplant paper dictionaries?
Similar: dethrone, oust, replace, supersede, take over from
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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.
Similar: uproot
Translations
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verb to take the place of, to replace
| Español | suplantar |
|---|---|
| Português | suplantar, substituir |
| Français | supplanter |
| Deutsch | verdrängen, ersetzen, ausstechen |
| Ελληνικά | υποσκελίζω yposkelízo |
| Română | înlocui |
| Русский | вытесня́ть vytesnjátʹ, выживать vyživatʹ |
verb to remove violently
| Español | destronar, derribar, derrocar |
|---|---|
| Français | détrôner, déposer, dézinguer, renverser, éradiquer |
| Italiano | detronizzare, rovesciare |
| Русский | искорени́ть iskorenítʹ |
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