| Supplant 1. (v.) To displace and take the place of; to supersede; as, a rival supplants another in the favor of a mistress or a prince. 2. (n.) To overthrow, undermine, or force away, in order to get a substitute in place of. Thesaurus Entries act for, bounce, cast out, change places with, crowd out, cut out, dismiss, displace, double for, eject, exchange, expel, fill in for, force out, ghost, ghostwrite, oust, pinch-hit, relieve, remove, replace, represent, spell, spell off, stand in for, step, subrogate, substitute, substitute for, succeed, supersede, swap places with, turn out, understudy for, unseat, usurp |