noun
- the act of replacing someone or something
Usage: gerund form
verb
- replacing someone or something, especially by force or treachery
Usage: present participle of ‘supplant’
Examples
- The new technology is supplanting traditional methods.
- She worried about younger employees supplanting her at work.
- The supplanting of the old regime happened quickly.
- Digital cameras succeeded in supplanting film cameras.
- The supplanting of local businesses by chain stores concerned residents.
- He was accused of supplanting his colleague through underhanded tactics.