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[ verb ] take the place or move into the position of
Synonyms Examples "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left" "the computer has supplanted the slide rule" "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" Used in print (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)Moreover , man may_not supplant or frustrate the physical arrangements established by God , who through the law of rhythm has provided a natural method for the control of conception . (Raymond J. Corsini et al., Roleplaying in Business...)An engineer had been made the works manager of a firm , supplanting a retired employee who had been considered outstandingly successful . Related terms succeed assume substitute oust replace replace substitute replacement surrogate supplanting supersedure usurper |
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