English-Thai Dictionary

supplant

VT เข้าแทนที่  แทนที่  replace supersede succeed kao-tan-ti

 

supplant

VT แย่งตำแหน่ง  แย่ง ที่  supersede oust usurp yang-tam-nang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUPPLANT

v.t.[L. supplanto; sub and planta, the bottom of the foot. ] To trip up the heels. Supplanted down he fell.
1. To remove or displace by stratagem; or to displace and take the place of; as, a rival supplants another in the affections of his mistress, or in the favor of his prince.
Suspecting that the courtier had supplanted the friend.
2. To overthrow; to undermine.

 

SUPPLANTATION

n.The act of supplanting.

 

SUPPLANTED

pp. Tripped up; displaced.

 

SUPPLANTER

n.One that supplants.

 

SUPPLANTING

ppr. Tripping up the heels; displacing by artifice.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUPPLANT

Sup *plant ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supplanted; p. pr. & vb. n.Supplanting. ] Etym: [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.]

 

1. To trip up. [Obs. ] "Supplanted, down he fell. " Milton.

 

2. 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. Suspecting that the courtier had supplanted the friend. Bp. Fell.

 

3. To overthrow, undermine, or force away, in order to get a substitute in place of. You never will supplant the received ideas of God. Landor.

 

Syn. -- To remove; displace; overpower; undermine; overthrow; supersede.

 

SUPPLANTATION

Sup `plan *ta "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. supplantation, L. supplantatio hypocritical deceit. ]

 

Defn: The act of supplanting or displacing. Habitual supplantation of immediate selfishness. Cloeridge.

 

SUPPLANTER

SUPPLANTER Sup *plan "ter, n.

 

Defn: One who supplants.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

supplant

sup plant |səˈplant səˈplænt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] supersede and replace: another discovery could supplant the original finding. DERIVATIVES sup plant er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French supplanter or Latin supplantare ‘trip up, ’ from sub- ‘from below ’ + planta ‘sole. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

supplant

sup |plant |səˈplɑːnt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] supersede and replace: domestic production has been supplanted by imports and jobs have been lost. DERIVATIVES supplanter noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French supplanter or Latin supplantare ‘trip up ’, from sub- ‘from below ’ + planta ‘sole ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

supplant

supplant verb 1 paved highways supplanted the network of dirt roads: replace, supersede, displace, take over from, substitute for, override. 2 the man he supplanted as prime minister: oust, usurp, overthrow, remove, topple, unseat, depose, dethrone; succeed, come after; informal fill someone's shoes /boots. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See replace . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

supplant

supplant verb 1 vast impersonal motorways supplanted the agreeably irregular network of real roads: replace, displace, supersede, take the place of, take over from, substitute for, undermine, override. 2 he was asking the man he supplanted as Prime Minister for help: oust, usurp, overthrow, remove, topple, unseat, depose, dethrone, eject, dispel; succeed, come after, step into the shoes of; informal fill someone's boots, crowd out. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD supplant, supersede, replace See replace . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

French Dictionary

supplantation

supplantation n. f. Action d ’un salarié qui, en vertu de son ancienneté, évince de son poste un autre salarié (GDT ). : Cette personne a été affectée à ce poste par supplantation (et non *bumping ). Note Technique La supplantation peut avoir un effet permanent ou temporaire et être la cause soit d ’une mise en disponibilité, soit d ’un licenciement. D ’une façon générale, la supplantation joue dans les cas de changements technologiques, de réorganisation d ’entreprise ou de fermeture de départements ou de services (GDT ).

 

supplanter

supplanter v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Remplacer. : Les machines à écrire ont été supplantées graduellement par les micro-ordinateurs. 2 Évincer un salarié de son poste en vertu de son ancienneté. : Supplanter (et non *bumper ) un collègue. aimer Note Orthographique su pp lanter.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

supplant

sup plant /səplǽnt |-plɑ́ːnt /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〈優勢な物 人が 〉〈古い物 人 〉に取って代わる (replace ).