supplant

(sə-plănt')
tr.v., -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.

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

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verb

1. To take the place of (another) against the other's will: cut out, displace. See substitute.
2. To substitute for or fill the place of: replace, supersede, surrogate. See substitute.

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Common misspelling(s) of supplanted

• surplanted

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fortrænge, stikke ud

Nederlands (Dutch)
vervangen, plaats van innemen

Français (French)
v. tr. - évincer, supplanter

Deutsch (German)
v. - ersetzen, ausstechen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υποσκελίζω, παραγκωνίζω

Italiano (Italian)
soppiantare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - suplantar

Русский (Russian)
вытеснять, выживать (кого-л.), искоренять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - suplantar, reemplazar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ersätta, avlösa, komma i stället för, tränga undan

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
排挤掉, 代替

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 排擠掉, 代替

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 대신 들어앉다, 찬탈하다, 대신하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 取って代わる, 乗っ取る, 取り替える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحل محل , يخلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮בא במקום, הדיח ותפס מקום-‬

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