[suh-plant]

verb (used with object)

To take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.

Looks like the lovable cunts over at Wikileaks have supplanted world diplomacy with their precious “cables.”


Cite this Entry

Modern Language Association (MLA Style)

“Supplant.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/supplant. Accessed 1 July 2025.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “supplant”, accessed July 1, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/supplant.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Supplant. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved July 1, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/supplant


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