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Meanings of supplant in English

Portuguese
sobrepor
Spanish
reemplazar

Take the place or move into the position of.

        sobrepor

        To cause the downfall of; to remove violently.

              Usage of supplant in English
              1
              To ultimately supplant paper charts, registries must exhibit increased coverage and participation.
              Pubmed
              2
              They know that at any moment the clond Nordic may supplant them.
              The new yorker
              3
              But some analysts contend that something entirely different may supplant the smartphone.
              The South African
              4
              New chiefs of the White Men came to supplant the old chiefs.
              An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody)
              5
              One species of charlock will supplant another, and so in other cases.
              On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection / Or, the...
              6
              Hence email, as its name implies, is designed to supplant physical letters.
              The Irish Times
              7
              A crucifix may become a mere talisman, and so supplant the Lord.
              My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year
              8
              Any Einstein of Biology is likely to supplement Darwin, not supplant him.
              The Irish Times
              9
              But I added that I hoped they would not permanently supplant me.
              A Roman Singer
              10
              Desmond would never wish to supplant his brother-andfor such a reason.
              Elizabeth's Campaign
              11
              Clinicians are advised to supplement or supplant the audiogram in interprofessional communication.
              Pubmed
              12
              Cyrus worshipped that girl, and love may supplant love, but not worship.
              The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors
              13
              But you should pray that there is no baby to supplant you.
              The red queen
              14
              He talks enthusiastically about virtual reality, which could soon supplant videoconferencing.
              NY Magazine
              15
              In the hearts of wives husbands supplant mothers, and reign supreme.
              Infelice
              16
              No book can take its place; no influence can supplant it.
              The Greatest English Classic / A Study of the King James Version...
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              Translations for supplant
              Spanish
              reemplazar
              Supplant through the time
              Supplant across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Common