v.
Pronunciation: s ə - ' plant
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French supplanter, from Latin supplantare to trip up, cause to stumble, from sub- + planta sole of the foot ― more at PLACE
Date: 14th century
1 : to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
2 a (1) obsolete : UPROOT (2) : to eradicate and supply a substitute for <efforts to supplant the vernacular> b : to take the place of and serve as a substitute for especially by reason of superior excellence or power
synonyms see REPLACE
– sup · plan · ta · tion \ ( ˌ )s ə - ˌ plan- ' t ā -sh ə n \ noun
– sup · plant · er \ s ə - ' plan-t ə r \ noun