Synonym: displace, replace, supersede, take the place of. Similar words: plant, plantation, supply, supple, supplier, supply closet, applaud, plan. Meaning: [sə'plænt /-'plɑːnt] 
v. take the place or move into the position of.
v. take the place or move into the position of. 
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31. The steam engine began to supplant the muscular power of men and animals.
32. It is my view that the new historical disciplines complement rather than supplant traditional history.
33. Perhaps that will inspire some radically new approaches to speech understanding that will supplant the methods we're developing now.
34. The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.
35. Solid-state lighting won't supplant the lightbulb until it can overcome the mysterious malady known as "droop"
More similar words: plant, plantation, supply, supple, supplier, supply closet, applaud, plan, planet, planner, planning, airplane, zooplankton, explanation, planetarium, phytoplankton, petulant, jubilant, vigilant, undulant, gallantly, atlantic, stimulant, nonchalant, philanthropic, transatlantic, apple, apply, topple, upper.