English Explanatory Dictionary

supplant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

səpläntʹ /səˈplɑːnt/ səplăntʹ /səˈplænt/ en-us-supplant.ogg en-au-supplant.ogg

Word forms

supplant supplants supplanting supplanted supplaunt

Etymology

From Middle English supplanten, supplaunten, from Old French supplanter, from Latin supplantō (“trip up”), from sub (“from below, under”) + planta (“sole”).

Synonyms

dethrone oust replace supersede take over from uproot

Derived words

supplantable supplantation supplantment unsupplanted
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