Supplant | Nothing Replaces Vital SAT Vocabulary!

Think of it as PLANTING something new, and getting rid of the previous occupant of that space.

Supplant isn’t too hard—it just means to take the place of something, like a newer, better thing taking over.

📚️ Definition of Supplant

Supplant (verb): To take the place of someone or something, especially through force, scheming, or strategy; to replace and often to remove from power or prominence. Example: newer technologies supplant older ones.

🗣️ Pronunciation of Supplant

• IPA: /səˈplænt/ (See IPA key)

• Respelling: suh-PLANT

📰 Examples of Supplant

Here are some examples of the word supplant:

• Electric vehicles are gradually supplanting internal combustion-powered vehicles as battery technology improves and costs come down.

• Darth Maul hoped to supplant Darth Vader as the Emperor’s fixer.

• Even as early as the 1970s, many believed that wireless technology would eventually supplant the existing telephone network.

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