supplant

Pronunciation: /səˈplɑːnt/

The English word “supplant” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
To uproot, to remove violently.

Etymology

From Middle English supplanten, supplaunten, from Old French supplanter, from Latin supplantō (“trip up”), from sub (“from below, under”) + planta (“sole”).

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