supplant

动词 v.
/səˈplɑːnt/    /səˈplænt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To take the place of; to replace, to supersede. transitive
    — Will online dictionaries ever supplant paper dictionaries?
  2. To uproot, to remove violently. obsolete,transitive
    — Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in's tale, by this hand, I will supplant some of your teeth.

词形变化

supplants present,singular,third-person supplanting participle,present supplanted participle,past supplanted past supplaunt alternative,obsolete

词源

From Middle English supplanten, supplaunten, from Old French supplanter, from Latin supplantō (“trip up”), from sub (“from below, under”) + planta (“sole”).
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