supplant

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Pronunciation

/səˈplɑːnt/(suh-PLAHNT)

Part of speech

verbformal

Chinese

取代；替代（常通过不正当手段或强行取代）

Definition

To take the place of something or someone, especially by force or trickery.

Word family

  • supplanter/səˈplɑːntə/(n)取代者

Collocations

  • supplant a rival
  • supplant tradition
  • supplant the existing
  • supplanted by technology

Examples

  1. 1.Email has largely supplanted traditional letter-writing. (replaced)
  2. 2.The new manager supplanted his predecessor through political maneuvering. (took over, underhandedly)

Synonyms

  • replace/rɪˈpleɪs/— take the place of, neutral
  • supersede/ˌsuːpəˈsiːd/— replace something outdated
  • displace/dɪsˈpleɪs/— force out of position

Etymology

from Latin "supplantare" = to trip up — sub- (under) + planta (sole of the foot) — tripping someone to take their place