supplant

«supplant» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to take their place, often by being newer or better (formal) — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (supplant, supplants, supplanted, supplanting)

meaning for a pupil

1) To supplant someone or something is to take their place, often by being newer or better (formal). tree →

2) To supplant someone can also mean to push them out of their position, sometimes by tricks. tree →

sense in the lessons

This is a formal word from history, science and the news: computers supplanted typewriters, a new king supplanted the old one. In Bible stories Jacob (whose name is linked with this idea) supplanted his brother Esau. Phrases: be supplanted by.

examples

• Phones have supplanted letters for most messages. tree →
• Cars supplanted horses on the roads. tree →
• The new player supplanted the captain in the team. tree →
• Christians read that Jacob supplanted Esau and took his blessing. tree →
• Plastic bags have been supplanted by cloth bags in many shops. tree →
• The invader supplanted the old king. tree →

note

Formal; plain words: replace, take the place of. Past: supplanted. Often in the passive: be supplanted by.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «supplant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.