supplantsup•plant /sə'plɑːnt/

vt

1. 取代；代替

• Computers will never completely supplant books. 计算机永远也不会彻底取代书籍。

• The party leader has been supplanted by his rival. 该党领袖已经被其对手取而代之。

2. 篡夺…之位

• The prince plotted to supplant the king with the help of the army. 王子阴谋借助军队的势力篡夺王位。