Supplanting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

take the place or move into the position of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səplˈæntɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/səplˈantɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səplˈantɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /səplˈæntɪŋ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

supersede supplant supervene upon supercede displacement replace

Parts of Speech

noun	act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
verb	take the place or move into the position of “Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left”

Word Forms

supplant	verb	take the place or move into the position of
supplanter	noun	one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another
supplanting	noun	act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
replacement	noun	someone who takes the place of another person
replacing	noun	the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
supersession	noun	act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior
supersedure	noun	act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ersetzen

Akt, den Platz eines anderen einzunehmen, insbesondere unter Einsatz hinterhältiger Taktiken

🇫🇷French

supplantant

acte de prendre la place d'autrui, notamment en utilisant des tactiques sournoises

🇪🇸Spanish

suplantando

acto de tomar el lugar de otro, especialmente usando tácticas clandestinas

🇮🇹Italian

soppiantando

atto di prendere il posto di un altro, soprattutto utilizzando tattiche subdole

🇳🇱Dutch

verdringen

het innemen van de plaats van een ander, vooral door gebruik te maken van achterbakse tactieken

🇵🇹Portuguese

suplantando

ato de tomar o lugar de outro, especialmente usando táticas dissimuladas

🇷🇺Russian

вытесняя

акт занятия места другого, особенно с использованием закулисной тактики

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिस्थापित करना

विशेष रूप से गुप्त रणनीति का उपयोग करके दूसरे की जगह लेने का कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিস্থাপন

বিশেষ করে গোপন কৌশল ব্যবহার করে অন্যের জায়গা নেওয়ার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

இடமாற்றம்

மற்றொருவரின் இடத்தைப் பிடிக்கும் செயல், குறிப்பாக கீழ்நிலை தந்திரங்களைப் பயன்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

భర్తీ చేయడం

ముఖ్యంగా అండర్‌హ్యాండ్ వ్యూహాలను ఉపయోగించి మరొకరి స్థానాన్ని ఆక్రమించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

जागा बदलणे

विशेषत: गुप्त रणनीती वापरून दुसऱ्याची जागा घेण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થાનાંતરણ

ખાસ કરીને ગુપ્ત યુક્તિઓનો ઉપયોગ કરીને બીજાનું સ્થાન લેવાનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬದಲಿ

ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅಂಡರ್‌ಹ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ತಂತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാറ്റിനിർത്തൽ

മറ്റൊരാൾക്ക് പകരം വയ്ക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അണ്ടർഹാൻഡ് തന്ത്രങ്ങൾ ഉപയോഗിച്ച്

🇵🇰Urdu

بدلنا

کسی دوسرے کی جگہ لینے کا عمل خاص طور پر خفیہ ہتھکنڈوں کا استعمال کرتے ہوئے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

取代

取代他人的行为，尤其是使用卑鄙手段

🇯🇵Japanese

取って代わる

特に卑劣な戦術を使用して他の人に取って代わる行為

🇰🇷Korean

대체하다

특히 은밀한 전술을 사용하여 다른 사람의 자리를 대신하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thay thế

hành động thay thế người khác, đặc biệt là sử dụng các chiến thuật ngầm

🇹🇭Thai

แทนที่

การกระทำแทนผู้อื่นโดยเฉพาะการใช้กลอุบายเล่ห์เหลี่ยม

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggantikan

tindakan menggantikan orang lain terutama menggunakan taktik curang

🇵🇭Filipino

pumapalit

pagkilos ng pagkuha ng lugar ng iba lalo na ang paggamit ng mga underhanded tactics

🇲🇾Malay

menggantikan

tindakan mengambil tempat orang lain terutamanya menggunakan taktik curang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استبدال

فعل أخذ مكان شخص آخر وخاصة باستخدام التكتيكات المخادعة

🇮🇷Persian

جایگزین کردن

عمل گرفتن جای دیگری مخصوصاً با استفاده از تاکتیک های پنهان

🇹🇷Turkish

yerini alan

özellikle gizli taktikler kullanarak bir başkasının yerini alma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מחליף

פעולה של תפוס את מקומו של אחר, במיוחד תוך שימוש בטקטיקות סתמיות

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