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Wiktionary
- v. simple past tense and past participle of supplant.
Etymologies
- Middle English supplanten, from Old French supplanter, from Latin supplantāre, to trip up : sub-, sub- + planta, sole of the foot; see plat- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“(The three are clearly modelled on Bukharin, Zinoviev and Kamenev, the prominent Bolshevik leaders whom Stalin supplanted and executed).”
Background information for George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four
“It seems that at one time he even thought of abdicating in favour of his son rather than "see the Prussian title supplanted [73].”
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)
“A cunning expression supplanted the anger that had shown so plainly upon his face but a moment before.”
“IMHO, Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" supplanted "MacArthur Park" as the most dreadful pop song ever.”
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“In the brave new world, "high risk, high return" supplanted "no pain, no gain" as the guiding maxim.”
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“We'll scramble down here, Jacob," he said to his broncho, -- so named by Brown, for that he had "supplanted" in Kalman's affection his first pony, the pinto.”
“KUWAIT CITY - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned that Iran is "moving toward a military dictatorship", saying the top posts in the country are being "supplanted".”
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“Yesterday, she told a student audience in Qatar that those leaders are being "supplanted" by the Republican Guard Corps, which has played a key role in suppressing anti-government protests since June.”
“On Monday, Clinton told a student audience in Qatar that those Iranian civic and relgiious leaders are being "supplanted" by the Revolutionary Guard Corps, which has played a key role in suppressing anti-government protests since last summer.”
“On Monday Mrs Clinton said the government of Tehran was being "supplanted" by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, and was in danger of becoming a "military dictatorship".”
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