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Today's Word "supplant"

To take the place of and serve as a substitute for on

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supplant \suh-PLANT\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To take the place of (another), especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics; as, a rival supplants another. 2 : To take the place of and serve as a substitute for.

"Brian was slow to realize it, but all of his daily duties were being supplanted by a younger, more cost-effective worker."

 

Supplant derives from Latin supplantare, "to put one's foot under another, to throw down a person by tripping up his heels," from sub-, "under" + plantare, "to stamp the ground with the foot," from planta, "the sole of the foot."


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