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supplant 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/səˈplant/,
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supplanting, present participle; supplants, 3rd person singular present; supplanted, past tense; supplanted, past participle;
  1. Supersede and replace
    • - another discovery could supplant the original finding

  1. 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"
  2. (supplanting) act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
  3. To take the place of; to replace, to supersede; To uproot, to remove violently
  4. (Supplantation) replacement by reason of demonstrated superiority
  5. (Supplanting) The use of funds from this contract to fund activities that are already funded from another source, including local funding. ...
  6. Supplanting is defined as replacing state or local funds that otherwise would have been spent on law enforcement purposes with Federal COPS funds. You are prohibited from supplanting throughout the grant period. ...
  7. Relative to water supply, to replace or to add reused or reclaimed water to the water supply system. A conservation measure to prevent waste. surface casing: In water wells. ...