Oust vs. Supplant — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Oust and Supplant
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Definitions
Oust➦
The Oust (French pronunciation: [ust]; Breton: Oud) is a river in Brittany, France, right tributary of the Vilaine. It is 145 km (90 mi) long.
Supplant➦
To take the place of or substitute for (another)
Computers have largely supplanted typewriters.
Oust➦
To eject from a position or place; force out
"the American Revolution, which ousted the English" (Virginia S. Eifert).
Supplant➦
To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics
In the Bible, Jacob supplants his older brother Esau.
Oust➦
(Law) To effect an ouster of (a party) from a property.
Supplant➦
(transitive) To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
Will online dictionaries ever supplant paper dictionaries?
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Oust➦
(transitive) To expel; to remove.
The protesters became so noisy that they were finally ousted from the meeting.
The CEO was ousted by the board of directors.
Supplant➦
To uproot, to remove violently.
Oust➦
See Oast.
Supplant➦
To trip up.
Oust➦
To take away; to remove.
Multiplication of actions upon the case were rare, formerly, and thereby wager of law ousted.
Supplant➦
To remove or displace by stratagem; to displace and take the place of; to supersede; as, a rival supplants another in the favor of a mistress or a prince.
Suspecting that the courtier had supplanted the friend.
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Oust➦
To eject; to expel; to turn out.
From mine own earldom foully ousted me.
Supplant➦
To overthrow, undermine, or force away, in order to get a substitute in place of.
You never will supplant the received ideas of God.
Oust➦
Remove from a position or office;
The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds
Supplant➦
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
Oust➦
Remove and replace;
The word processor has ousted the typewriter
