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sup·plant (sə-plănt́)

[Middle English supplanten, from Old French supplanter, from Latin supplantāre, to trip up, sub-, sub-, + planta, sole of the foot.]

transitive verb: -plant·ed, -plant·ing, -plants. 

  1. To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics.
  2. To displace and substitute for (another): The word processor has largely supplanted electric typewriters. See synonyms at replace