Associations to the word «Supplanting»
Noun
- Supplement
- Affection
- Turkic
- Workstation
- Rival
- Ottomans
- Aristocracy
- Supremacy
- Sequencing
- Assyrian
- Harpsichord
- Transistor
- Carthage
- Popularity
- Ny
- Dynasty
- Favourite
- Chant
- Realism
- Crossbow
- Buddhism
- Steamboat
- Overture
- Bureaucracy
- Vassal
- Heir
- Modernism
- Christianity
- Alphabet
- Cen
- Zeus
- Regency
- Unix
- Century
- Deity
- Extent
- Attire
- Routing
- Jealousy
- Portuguese
- Hinduism
- Gates
- Throne
- Ruler
- Designation
- Sway
- Terran
- Mecca
- Trolley
- Empire
- Staple
- Immunity
- Reliability
- Scribe
Adjective
Wiktionary
SUPPLANT, verb. (transitive) To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
SUPPLANT, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To uproot, to remove violently.
Dictionary definition
SUPPLANT, verb. 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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.