supplantation

Variant of supplant

supplant definition

sup·plant (sə plant′, -plänt′)

transitive verb

  1. to take the place of; supersede, esp. through force or plotting
  2. to remove or uproot in order to replace with something else

Etymology: ME supplanten < OFr supplanter < L supplantare, to put under the sole of the foot, trip up < sub-, under (see sub-) + planta, sole of the foot: see plant

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