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вытеснять — meaning in English

vytesnyat

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English meaning

  • supersede verb To take the place of something older or less effective, so that the earlier version is no longer used or valid.
  • supplant verb To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.

Senses

вытеснять is used for these senses in English:

  • drive out (idiomatic) To push or to pull, i.e. to force, (someone or something) out of somewhere.
  • squeeze out (transitive) (sports) To force (a competitor) out of one of a limited number of winning positions by taking over that position or a higher one.
  • supersede (transitive) To displace in favor of itself.
  • supplant (transitive) To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.

supersede — full definition

  1. verb To take the place of something older or less effective, so that the earlier version is no longer used or valid.
  2. verb To take over a position or role from someone, especially by being appointed in their place.

supplant — full definition

  1. verb To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
  2. verb To uproot, to remove violently.

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