Defenition of the word supplant

• Defenition of the word supplant

  • To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
  • To cause the downfall of; to remove violently.
  • take the place of
  • take the place or move into the position of; "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"
  • take the place or move into the position of

Synonyms for the word supplant

• • displace
  • replace
  • step into the shoes of
  • succeed
  • supersede
  • supervene upon
  • unseat

Similar words in the supplant

• • supplant
  • supplanted
  • supplanting
  • supplants

Hyponyms for the word supplant

• • deputise
  • deputize
  • displace
  • oust
  • preempt
  • step in
  • substitute
  • usurp

Hypernyms for the word supplant

• • come after
  • follow
  • succeed

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  • Homonyms for the word replace with
  • Hyponyms for the word reworking
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  • Translation of the word in other languages surrogate