Supplant
(verb)
- To replace something or someone, typically with something or someone considered to be superior.
- To take the place of something or someone, to make something or someone else unnecessary.
- To take the place of something or someone, often by force or deception.
Origin:
From the latin word "supplantare" meaning to take the place of something or someone.
Examples:
- He was supplanted by a younger, more ambitious colleague.
- The new technology supplanted the old one.
- The new manager supplanted the old one.
- The new policy supplanted the old one.
- The new product line will supplant the current one.