supplant C2 Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /səˈplænt/ UK /səˈplɑːnt/ See IPA manual Freq #81311 Meanings 1 verb take the place or move into the position of The new method may supplant the older classification. 2 verb To take the place of; to replace, to supersede. Will online dictionaries ever supplant paper dictionaries? 3 verb To uproot, to remove violently. Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in's tale, by this hand, I will supplant some of your teeth. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · take the place or move into... replace 2 verb · to take the place of; to... dethroneoustreplacesupersedetake over from 3 verb · to uproot, to remove... uproot Word family Forms supplantationsupplanted Etymology From Middle English supplanten, supplaunten, from Old French supplanter, from Latin supplantō (“trip up”), from sub (“from below, under”) + planta (“sole”). Topics Cause, Change & Process External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # supplant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /səˈplænt/ **IPA (UK):** /səˈplɑːnt/ **Frequency rank:** 81311 ## Meanings 1. take the place or move into the position of 2. To take the place of; to replace, to supersede. 3. To uproot, to remove violently. ## Examples - The new method may supplant the older classification. - Will online dictionaries ever supplant paper dictionaries? - Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in's tale, by this hand, I will supplant some of your teeth. ## Etymology From Middle English supplanten, supplaunten, from Old French supplanter, from Latin supplantō (“trip up”), from sub (“from below, under”) + planta (“sole”). ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process markdown