Supplant Meaning
/səˈplɑːnt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
verbTo uproot, to remove violently.
Sentence Examples
Will artificial intelligence supplant human intelligence?
CEFR Practice Quiz
In many offices, computers have begun to ____ typewriters as the main tool for writing.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
New technologies can often ____ older ones, much like how the internet replaced traditional print newspapers.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English supplanten, supplaunten, from Old French supplanter, from Latin supplantō (“trip up”), from sub (“from below, under”) + planta (“sole”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in's tale, by this hand, I will supplant some of your teeth."
— 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In many offices, computers have begun to ____ typewriters as the main tool for writing.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
New technologies can often ____ older ones, much like how the internet replaced traditional print newspapers.