“supplanted” is a form of
supplant
UK /səˈplɑːnt/ · US /səˈplænt/ verb
Forms supplants supplanting supplanted supplaunt
- verb (transitive) To take the place of; to replace, to supersede. “Will online dictionaries ever supplant paper dictionaries?”
- verb (transitive, obsolete) To uproot, to remove violently.
Synonyms
dethrone oust replace supersede take over from uproot supervene upon supercede
Etymology
From Middle English supplanten, supplaunten, from Old French supplanter, from Latin supplantō (“trip up”), from sub (“from below, under”) + planta (“sole”).
Webster’s 1913
- verb To trip up. [Obs.] "Supplanted, down he fell." Milton.
- verb To remove or displace by stratagem; to displace and take the place of; to supersede; as, a rival supplants another in the favor of a mistress or a prince.
Etymology [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.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “supplant”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details