SUPPLANT
\səplˈant], \səplˈant], \s_ə_p_l_ˈa_n_t]\
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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.
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To overthrow, undermine, or force away, in order to get a substitute in place of.
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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