Meaning & use
supplanted
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Took the place of something or someone, often by force, scheming, or gradual replacement.
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Digital cameras supplanted film cameras within about a decade.
The new manager quickly supplanted his predecessor's policies with his own.
A note on using this word
Past tense of 'supplant,' which often implies displacement through cunning or competition rather than a neutral swap.
Words with a similar meaning
replacedsuperseded
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Words with an opposite meaning
preservedretained
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