supplant
IPA: sʌpɫˈænt
verb
- (transitive) To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
- (transitive, obsolete) To uproot, to remove violently.
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Examples of "supplant" in Sentences
- We have made the idea supplant both impulse and tradition.
- And you have to kind of supplant that as the joints get a little creekier.
- McCain has said the League would not "supplant" the United Nations, though neoconservatives have suggested with approval that it could do just that.
- Hemp is an underutilised plant that could 'supplant' many imported industrial products, and would be domestically generated, creating employment for UK natives.
- BRIAN REYNOLDS, LIFTS WEIGHTS: You know, I used to play basketball, be able to run full court and you have to kind of supplant that as the joints get a little creakier.
- Their international vision does not extend beyond an insatiable thirst for economic power, the report finds; what's more, they seek to "supplant" Western values and impose their own on the world.
- In the process, he helped Combs 'Bad Boy label supplant Death Row as the biggest hip-hop imprint in America, and also paved the way to popular success for other East Coast talents like Jay-Z and Nas.
- I was in China, Japan and South Korea in June of this past year, and I will say that I think most of the countries of Asia look to us to continue to be a major influence and an active player in Asia, because they don't want to see China "supplant," quote/unquote, the United States.
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