supplant (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *supplant*:
VERB	social	supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon	take the place or move into the position of

supplant > pronunciation
Sounds	sahplae'nt
Rhymes	ant ... transplant: 24 rhymes with aent...

English > *supplant*: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaning	Take the place or move into the position of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Example	"the computer has supplanted the slide rule"
Synonyms	replace, supersede, supervene upon
Narrower	oust	Remove and replace
	preempt, displace	Take the place of or have precedence over
	substitute, deputize, deputise, step in	act as a substitute
	usurp	Take the place of
Broader	succeed, come after, follow	Be the successor (of)
Similar to	replace	Substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient / inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
Similar to	replace, put back	put something back where it belongs
Spanish	reemplazar, substituir, suplantar, sustituir
Catalan	reemplaçar, substituir
Nouns	supplanter	one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another
Nouns	supplanting	act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

HyperDic: supplant