🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

suplantar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: soo-plan-tar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Supplant/səˈplænt/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La nueva tecnología podría suplantar los métodos tradicionales."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To take the place of (someone or something that is considered to be old or no longer the best).

    "The new technology may supplant traditional methods of communication."
  2. 2

    To replace one thing with another, often by force or scheming.

    "The younger generation is poised to supplant the older leaders in the organization."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'supplant' originates from the Latin 'supplantare', meaning 'to trip up' or 'to overthrow', which evolved through Old French 'supplanter' before entering Middle English. The term has shifted in meaning to imply replacing or taking the place of something or someone.

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