SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
supplant
verb
To take the place of someone or something, often by displacing it.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
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Usage distinction
Return to topSupplant often emphasizes displacement. Usurp adds an illegitimate seizure, while substitute for can be temporary.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See supplant in use
The new guide will supplant the separate sheets that once described the process.
A member chosen through a weekly rota would supplant the founder as the person assigning tool-exchange duties once the initial trial ended.
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