— supplantation /sup'leuhn tay"sheuhn/ , n. — supplanter , n.
/seuh plant", -plahnt"/ , v.t.
1. to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
2. to replace (one thing) by something else.
[ 1250-1300; ME supplanten supplantare to trip up, overthrow. See SUP-, PLANT ]
Syn. 1. remove, succeed. See replace .