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supplantation

supplantation

9.6
An action that replaces a person or thing, often by force
  • noun
  • /səˌplænteɪˈʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : suplantación
  • The supplantation of the patient's right to control the disclosure of information with a privacy policy notice, along with other modifications in the new HIPAA regulations, promises to have a far-ranging impact on health care delivery in this country.

Examples

  • The supplantation of the old management team by a new one caused significant changes in company policies.

  • A centerpiece of his economic strategy was the supplantation.

    Academic text (1991)
  • One night at the Supplantation, she looked up from her script; it was the second one to come in that month about a violent love triangle among real estate agents.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The supplantation of traditional practices with modern techniques is essential for the industry's growth.

  • His supplantation in the role of team leader surprised everyone because he had not been in the group long.

Synonyms

switch
vssupplantation
153 3.2

A change from one thing or person to another

implies replacing often through forceful or strategic removal rather than casual change
substitution
vssupplantation
38 3.5

To replace one thing or person with another

is the same act but highlights force or strategic removal
changeover
vssupplantation
8 4.1

The process of moving from one system or state to another

refers instead to replacing by deliberate action or force rather than gradual transition
displacement
vssupplantation
5 6.7

Taking another person's job, often by unfair or secret actions

replaces by force or strategy, not limited to unfair methods
commutation
vssupplantation
1 7.4

To replace one thing or person with another

stresses replacing by force or calculated strategy rather than mere swap
supplanting
vssupplantation
7.9

The act of taking the place of another person or thing, often by unfair methods

replaces by force or planned strategy rather than only by unfair means
replacing
vssupplantation
2.5

The act of using someone or something instead of another

involves force or deliberate planning rather than a neutral act
surrogation
vssupplantation
9.2

Using one person or thing instead of another

adds the idea of replacing by force or strategic action
transplacement
vssupplantation
9.3

Putting a new thing in the place of another, like a statue

involves replacing through force or planning, not only repositioning
supersedure
vssupplantation
9.9

To replace an old person or thing with a new, better one

is about replacing by force or strategy, not necessarily due to superiority

Antonyms

90 3.8

Keeping things safe and in good condition, for example food or buildings

56 3.6

An act of something keeping going without stopping

How Forceful

overthrow
29 6.1
ousting
1 7.0
supplantation
  • Formal
9.6
replacement
282 2.0
substitution
38 3.5

Surface Forms

supplantation singular

Morphology

supplantation = supplant (transparent) = supplant + ation

Standard nominalization of the verb 'supplant' with '-ation' producing 'the act of replacing', which is directly derivable.

Etymology

Supplantation comes from supplant, which once meant to 'trip up' someone by putting your foot under theirs (from Latin parts sub- 'under' and planta 'sole of the foot'). So to supplant is to push someone out of their place, and supplantation is the act of replacing one thing or person with another, often by force or by a plan.