supplant
supplant [suh’-PLANT, -PLAHNT] | |
[ transitive verb ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. to supersede or usurp one's place by trickery or plotting 2. to uproot, displace or substitute | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
The general tried to supplant the king by planning a military coup. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
David Miliband, the man who is thought to want to supplant Gordon Brown at 10, Downing Street, leaves the Labour Party conference as damaged goods, largely caused by self-inflicted wounds. |
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