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supplant
(encz) | supplant,vytlačit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Supplant
(gcide) | Supplant \Sup*plant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supplanted; p. pr.
& vb. n. Supplanting.] [F. supplanter, L. supplantare to
trip up one's heels, to throw down; sub under + planta the
sole of the foot, also, a sucker, slip, sprout. Cf. Plant,
n.]
1. To trip up. [Obs.] "Supplanted, down he fell." --Milton.
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2. To displace and take the place of; to supersede; to remove
or displace by stratagem; as, a rival supplants another in
the favor of a mistress or a prince.
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Suspecting that the courtier had supplanted the
friend. --Bp. Fell.
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3. To overthrow, undermine, or force away, in order to get a
substitute in place of. [obsolescent]
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You never will supplant the received ideas of God.
--Landor.
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4. To remove (a thing) and replace it with something else.
[PJC]
Syn: To remove; displace; overpower; undermine; overthrow;
supersede.
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supplant
(wn) | supplant
v 1: take the place or move into the position of; "Smith
replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer
has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the
team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
[syn: supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon,
supercede] |
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supplanted
(encz) | supplanted,vytlačený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
supplanter
(encz) | supplanter,náhrada n: Zdeněk Brož |
supplanting
(encz) | supplanting, n: |
Supplant
(gcide) | Supplant \Sup*plant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supplanted; p. pr.
& vb. n. Supplanting.] [F. supplanter, L. supplantare to
trip up one's heels, to throw down; sub under + planta the
sole of the foot, also, a sucker, slip, sprout. Cf. Plant,
n.]
1. To trip up. [Obs.] "Supplanted, down he fell." --Milton.
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2. To displace and take the place of; to supersede; to remove
or displace by stratagem; as, a rival supplants another in
the favor of a mistress or a prince.
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Suspecting that the courtier had supplanted the
friend. --Bp. Fell.
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3. To overthrow, undermine, or force away, in order to get a
substitute in place of. [obsolescent]
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You never will supplant the received ideas of God.
--Landor.
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4. To remove (a thing) and replace it with something else.
[PJC]
Syn: To remove; displace; overpower; undermine; overthrow;
supersede.
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Supplantation
(gcide) | Supplantation \Sup`plan*ta"tion\ (s[u^]p`pl[a^]n*t[=a]"sh[u^]n),
n. [Cf. F. supplantation, L. supplantatio hypocritical
deceit.]
The act of supplanting or displacing.
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Habitual supplantation of immediate selfishness.
--Cloeridge.
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Supplanted
(gcide) | Supplant \Sup*plant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supplanted; p. pr.
& vb. n. Supplanting.] [F. supplanter, L. supplantare to
trip up one's heels, to throw down; sub under + planta the
sole of the foot, also, a sucker, slip, sprout. Cf. Plant,
n.]
1. To trip up. [Obs.] "Supplanted, down he fell." --Milton.
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2. To displace and take the place of; to supersede; to remove
or displace by stratagem; as, a rival supplants another in
the favor of a mistress or a prince.
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Suspecting that the courtier had supplanted the
friend. --Bp. Fell.
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3. To overthrow, undermine, or force away, in order to get a
substitute in place of. [obsolescent]
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You never will supplant the received ideas of God.
--Landor.
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4. To remove (a thing) and replace it with something else.
[PJC]
Syn: To remove; displace; overpower; undermine; overthrow;
supersede.
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Supplanter
(gcide) | Supplanter \Sup*plan"ter\ (s[u^]p*pl[a^]nt"[~e]r), n.
One who supplants.
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Supplanting
(gcide) | Supplant \Sup*plant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supplanted; p. pr.
& vb. n. Supplanting.] [F. supplanter, L. supplantare to
trip up one's heels, to throw down; sub under + planta the
sole of the foot, also, a sucker, slip, sprout. Cf. Plant,
n.]
1. To trip up. [Obs.] "Supplanted, down he fell." --Milton.
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2. To displace and take the place of; to supersede; to remove
or displace by stratagem; as, a rival supplants another in
the favor of a mistress or a prince.
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Suspecting that the courtier had supplanted the
friend. --Bp. Fell.
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3. To overthrow, undermine, or force away, in order to get a
substitute in place of. [obsolescent]
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You never will supplant the received ideas of God.
--Landor.
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4. To remove (a thing) and replace it with something else.
[PJC]
Syn: To remove; displace; overpower; undermine; overthrow;
supersede.
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Unsupplanted
(gcide) | Unsupplanted \Unsupplanted\
See supplanted. |
supplanter
(wn) | supplanter
n 1: one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place
of another [syn: usurper, supplanter] |
supplanting
(wn) | supplanting
n 1: act of taking the place of another especially using
underhanded tactics [syn: supplanting, displacement] |
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