supplant

Etymology

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

verb

  1. (transitive) To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
    Will online dictionaries ever supplant paper dictionaries?
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To uproot, to remove violently.

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