Overview of noun supplanting

The noun supplanting has 1 sense

• supplanting, displacement -- (act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics)

Overview of verb supplant

The verb supplant has 1 sense

• supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede -- (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")