"supplant" meaning in English

See supplant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /səˈplɑːnt/ [UK], /səˈplænt/ [US, Canada] Audio: en-us-supplant.ogg [US], en-au-supplant.ogg [Australia] Forms: supplant [canonical], supplants [third-person, singular], supplanted [past], supplanted [past, participle], supplanting [present, participle]
enPR: səpläntʹ [UK], səplăntʹ [US, Canada] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person supplants another, they take replace them in a position. Synonyms: oust, replace, supersede
    Sense id: simple-supplant-en-verb-LO47vDJs
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