supplant[verb]Synonyms: replace, displace, oust, supersede, take the place of
Related Idioms: give the bum's rush, give the old heave-ho, step into the shoes of
Related Words: crowd (out),
force (out),
bounce,
cast (out),
eject,
expel,
oust [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
sup‧plant /səˈplɑːnt $ səˈplænt/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: supplanter, from Latin supplantare 'to defeat by causing to fall over with the foot', from planta 'bottom of the foot']
to take the place of a person or thing so that they are no longer used, no longer in a position of power etc
Synonym : replace:
Barker was soon supplanted as party leader. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲