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31Supplanting — Supplant Sup*plant , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supplanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supplanting}.] [F. supplanter, L. supplantare to trip up one s heels, to throw down; sub under + planta the sole of the foot, also, a sucker, slip, sprout. Cf. {Plant}, n.] 1 …
32supplanter — supplant ► VERB ▪ supersede and replace. DERIVATIVES supplanter noun. ORIGIN Latin supplantare trip up …
33replace — replace, displace, supplant, supersede are rarely interchangeable terms, but they can carry the same basic meaning to put a person or thing out of his or its place or into the place of another. Replace implies supplying a substitute for what has… …
34replace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. put back; supplant, succeed, supersede; substitute; restore, return; move. See substitution. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To supply an equivalent] Syn. reestablish, reconstitute, replenish, refund,… …
35Decommissioned highway — A decommissioned highway is a highway that has been removed from service, shut down or has had its authorization as a federal or state highway removed. Decommissioning can include the complete or partial demolition or abandonment of an old… …
36replace — replaceable, adj. replaceability, n. replacer, n. /ri plays /, v.t., replaced, replacing. 1. to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting. 2. to provide a… …
37succeed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. follow, come after; displace, supplant; thrive (see success). See sequence. Ant., fail, precede. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To attain success] Syn. achieve, accomplish, get, prosper, attain, reach, be… …
38supersede — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. replace, displace, supplant, succeed. See substitution, disuse. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. outmode, succeed, take the place of; see replace 2 . See Synonym Study at replace . III (Roget s 3… …
39displace — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To remove] Syn. uproot, dislodge, relocate, dismiss; see dismiss 2 , remove 1 . 2. [To take the place of] Syn. replace, supplant, crowd out; see replace 2 . See Synonym Study at replace . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1.… …
40supercede — verb take the place or move into the position of Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left the computer has supplanted the slide rule Mary replaced Susan as the team s captain and the highest ranked player in the school • Syn: ↑supplant,… …
