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Definition of supplant verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

supplant

verb

NAmE//səˈplænt//

supplant somebody/something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they supplant

he / she / it supplants

past simple supplanted

-ing form supplanting

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to take the place of someone or something (especially someone or something older or less modern) synonym replace Their work has been largely supplanted by the use of a computer program that fulfills the same function.

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Nearby words

supine adjective
supper noun
supplant verb
supple adjective
supplement noun