supplanted

[ suh-plan-tid ]

adjective

1. having been replaced or taken over by someone or something else:

   A few months later, in the midnight secrecy of a remote castle, the supplanted monarch met his untimely end.

   Having the latest gear is very, very cool, but buying the recently supplanted versions can save you a considerable amount of money.

noun

1. Usually the supplanted. people or things that have been replaced:

   He took up with the peasantry's rebellion only to find that the supplanters were just as bad as the supplanted.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of supplant.

Other Words From

• un·sup·plant·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of supplanted¹

supplant ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

McDonnell Douglas executives supplanted Boeing veterans at the highest echelons of Boeing management — exemplified by the appointment of Harry Stonecipher, who was CEO of McDonnell Douglas at the time of the merger, as CEO of Boeing in 2003.

From Los Angeles Times

In other words, the program was in the red from the start; had it not been supplanted by Obamacare, it surely would have experienced rising deficits requiring a revision.

From Los Angeles Times

Americans would remember it as the “Great Depression” until the 1930s economic reversal supplanted it in the economic lexicon.

From Los Angeles Times

Walker Buehler, who supplanted Clayton Kershaw as the Dodgers’ October ace, has made seven starts since returning from the injured list for the second time this season.

From Los Angeles Times

Questions of what people own, and control are increasingly supplanted by questions of who or what people are, replacing clashes of classes with the collaging of identities and morals.

From Salon

Related Words

• overthrow
• succeed
• supersede
• undermine
• unseat
• usurp