supplant meaning
UK US /səˈplænt/ 2 syllables
supplant (verb): take the place or move into the position of.
Definition of supplant
- take the place or move into the position of
- Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
- the computer has supplanted the slide rule
- Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school
Synonyms: replace, supersede, supervene upon
Type of: succeed
Kinds: substitute, preempt, usurp, oust
Related forms: supplanter, supplanting
supplant in a sentence
- Islam supplanted Christianity and animism in North Africa.
- Chinese and Korean tourists have supplanted Japanese tourists in the last few years.
- The Hawaiian language is threatened with extinction, having been largely supplanted by English.
How to pronounce supplant
supplant is pronounced /səˈplænt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with supplant
Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SU · words ending in NT · 8-letter words
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