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Definition of: supplant
(sə·plant′, -plänt′) v.t.
1. To take the place of; displace.
2. To take the place of (someone) by scheming, treachery, etc.
3. To replace (one thing) with another; remove; uproot. See synonyms under ABOLISH, SUBVERT. [<OF supplanter <L supplantare trip up <sub- up from below + planta the sole of the foot]
—sup·plan·ta·tion (sup′lan·tā′shən) noun
—sup·plant′er noun
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