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# supplant

verb (supplant, supplants, supplanted, supplanting)

«supplant» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To supplant someone or something is to take their place, often by being newer or better (formal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supplant/#m1)
2. To supplant someone can also mean to push them out of their position, sometimes by tricks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supplant/#m2)

### In the lessons

This is a formal word from history, science and the news: computers supplanted typewriters, a new king supplanted the old one. In Bible stories Jacob (whose name is linked with this idea) supplanted his brother Esau. Phrases: be supplanted by.

### Examples

- Phones have supplanted letters for most messages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supplant/#x1)
- Cars supplanted horses on the roads. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supplant/#x2)
- The new player supplanted the captain in the team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supplant/#x3)
- Christians read that Jacob supplanted Esau and took his blessing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supplant/#x4)
- Plastic bags have been supplanted by cloth bags in many shops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supplant/#x5)
- The invader supplanted the old king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supplant/#x6)

### Note

Formal; plain words: replace, take the place of. Past: supplanted. Often in the passive: be supplanted by.

## In Jewish tradition

This is a formal word from history, science and the news: computers supplanted typewriters, a new king supplanted the old one. In Bible stories Jacob (whose name is linked with this idea) supplanted his brother Esau. Phrases: be supplanted by.

### Note

Formal; plain words: replace, take the place of. Past: supplanted. Often in the passive: be supplanted by.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «supplant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supplant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«supplant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/supplant.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «supplant» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«supplant» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/supplant.html) on Mova free.