supplant
2 synonyms and 2 antonyms for supplant, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To take over the position that something or someone else used to have.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. verb
To take over the position that something or someone else used to have.
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English supplanten or supplaunten, from Old French supplanter, from Latin supplantō (“trip up”), from sub (“from below, under”) and planta (“sole”).
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