Supplant vs. Replace — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Supplant and Replace
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Supplant
To take the place of or substitute for (another)
Computers have largely supplanted typewriters.
Replace
Take the place of
Ian's smile was replaced by a frown
Supplant
To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics
In the Bible, Jacob supplants his older brother Esau.
Replace
Put (something) back in a previous place or position
He drained his glass and replaced it on the bar
Supplant
(transitive) To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
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Replace
To put back into a former position or place
Replaced the sofa after vacuuming.
Supplant
To uproot, to remove violently.
Replace
To restore or return
Replaced the money he had stolen.
Supplant
To trip up.
Replace
To take the place of
Jets have largely replaced propeller planes. Nurse practitioners are replacing doctors in some clinics.
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.
Replace
To fill the place of; provide a substitute for
Replaced the team's coach.
Replaced the wall-to-wall carpeting with hardwood floors. See Usage Note at substitute.
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.
Replace
(transitive) To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back
When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.
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
Replace
(transitive) To refund; to repay; to pay back
You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning.
Replace
(transitive) To supply or substitute an equivalent for
I replaced my car with a newer model.
The batteries were dead so I replaced them
Replace
(transitive) To take over the position or role from.
Replace
(transitive) To take the place of; to be used instead of
This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier.
Replace
(transitive) To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.
Replace
To place again.
Replace
To put in a new or different place.
Replace
To place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like.
The earl . . . was replaced in his government.
Replace
To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed.
Replace
To supply or substitute an equivalent for; as, to replace a lost document.
With Israel, religion replaced morality.
Replace
To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfull the end or office of.
This duty of right intention does not replace or supersede the duty of consideration.
Replace
To put in a new or different place.
Replace
Substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected);
He replaced the old razor blade
We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago
The insurance will replace the lost income
This antique vase can never be replaced
Replace
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
Replace
Put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items;
The con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt
Substitute regular milk with fat-free milk
Replace
Put something back where it belongs;
Replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it
Please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them
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