supplant

[US]/səˈplɑːnt/
[UK]/səˈplænt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt.replace;oust

Example Sentences

The prime minister was supplanted by his rival.

Trams in London have been supplanted by buses.

the socialist society which Marx believed would eventually supplant capitalism.

In most offices, the typewriter has now been supplanted by the computer.

The word processor has largely supplanted electric typewriters.See Synonyms at replace

The 2-kilogram creature supplants the chicken-sized insectivore Albertonykus Borealis as the smallest known dinosaur in North America.

Jacob (Hebrew the supplanter), then after an encounter with God, his name was then changed to Israel the Prince of God.

3 1 Be on your guard, everyone against his neighbor; put no trust in any brother. Every brother apes Jacob, the supplanter, every friend is guilty of slander.

Real-world Examples

Trams in London have been supplanted by buses.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

Had television and the movies supplanted books?

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

So the handheld ultrasound is basically surpassing and supplanting the stethoscope.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2014 Collection

All over the world, open-air markets are being supplanted by supermarket shopping.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Like Mr Kagan, Mr Brzezinski argues that no single power is ready to supplant it.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Again, your overall nutrient intake supplants any importance pre-exercise fat intake might have.

Source: Fitness Knowledge Popularization

Can we imagine powerful information sorting and communicating technologies that don't exploit, misuse, mislead and supplant us?

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

And whereas citizens of drearier rich countries have been liberated by foreign holidays, Americans' vast backyard remains too wonderful to be supplanted.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Horse hay-forks and horse hayrakes have supplanted manual labor.

Source: The Era of Big Business

The master-passion had already supplanted St. Cleeve's natural ingenuousness by subtlety.

Source: Lovers in the Tower (Part 1)

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