verb
supplant
suh-PLANT/səˈplænt/
To replace someone or something by taking the place of that person or thing.
The new pump supplants the worn one, which is wheeled away.
Etymology
The image is of getting under people’s feet and tripping them up. Latin used the compound for overthrowing someone; supplant extends that displacement to taking another person's or thing's place.
In context
as these enthusiasts of rationalism and expertise portrayed it the the goal was to replace politics with planning right rationalism depended on a theory of politics that it sought to supplant
More examples
- The new policy supplants the rules adopted last year.
- She supplanted her former mentor as the team's leader.
- Streaming services are supplanting cable television in many homes.
Forms
supplant · supplants · supplanted · supplanting