supplant

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: səpläntʹ, IPA ^(key): /səˈplɑːnt/
• (US) (Canada) enPR: səplăntʹ, IPA ^(key): /səˈplænt/

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Verb

Plain form supplant

Third-person singular supplants

Past tense supplanted

Past participle supplanted

Present participle supplanting

1. (transitive) If a person supplants another, they take replace them in a position.
   • Synonyms: oust, replace and supersede

   Timothy will supplant Mike as the head prefect.