supplantation
Variant of supplant
sup·plant (sə plant′, -plänt′)
transitive verb
- to take the place of; supersede, esp. through force or plotting
- 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
Related Forms:
- supplantation sup′·plan·ta′·tion (sup′lan tā′s̸hən) noun
- supplanter sup·plant′er noun
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