[sup.plant] vt [ME, fr. MF supplanter, fr. L supplantare to overthrow by tripping up, fr. sub- + planta sole of the foot--more at place] (14c) 1: to supersede (another) esp. by force or treachery
2. a (1) obs: uproot (2): to eradicate and supply a substitute for "efforts to ~ the vernacular" b: to take the place of and serve as a substitute for esp. by reason of superior excellence or power syn see replace -- sup.plan.ta.tion n -- sup.plant.er n