Christianity's main connection to Judaism throughout history has been its attempt to eradicate and supplant it.
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Supplant
//səˈplænt//
Synonyms for "supplant" (55 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (17)
Related words (27)
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Translations
35 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- избу́твам verb (to take the place of, to replace)
- изме́ствам verb (to take the place of, to replace)
- изпъ́ждам verb (to remove violently)
Dutch
3 entries- opvolgen verb (to take the place of, to replace)
- verdringen verb (to take the place of, to replace)
- vervangen verb (to take the place of, to replace)
Esperanto
1 entries- anstataŭi verb (to take the place of, to replace)
Finnish
1 entries- korvata verb (to take the place of, to replace)
French
4 entries- déposer verb (to remove violently)
- détrôner verb (to remove violently)
- dézinguer verb (to remove violently)
- renverser verb (to remove violently)
German
3 entries- ausstechen verb (to take the place of, to replace)
- ersetzen verb (to take the place of, to replace)
- verdrängen verb (to take the place of, to replace)
Italian
2 entries- detronizzare verb (to remove violently)
- rovesciare verb (to remove violently)
Māori
2 entries- rīwhi verb (to take the place of, to replace)
- whakakapi verb (to take the place of, to replace)
Portuguese
2 entries- substituir verb (to take the place of, to replace)
- suplantar verb (to take the place of, to replace)
Romanian
1 entries- înlocui verb (to take the place of, to replace)
Russian
3 entries- выживать verb (to take the place of, to replace)
- вытесня́ть verb (to take the place of, to replace)
- искорени́ть verb (to remove violently)
Spanish
4 entries- derribar verb (to remove violently)
- derrocar verb (to remove violently)
- destronar verb (to remove violently)
- suplantar verb (to take the place of, to replace)
Swedish
3 entries- avlösa verb (to take the place of, to replace)
- ersätta verb (to take the place of, to replace)
- tränga undan verb (to take the place of, to replace)
Turkish
1 entries- yerine geçmek verb (to take the place of, to replace)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Giuseppe Provenzano warned of the danger of gangs seeking to supplant the state by offering cash handouts and “loans” to struggling small businesses desperate for money to stay afloat.
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The computer has already surpassed man in the ability to play chess. And it won't take long to supplant them in the domain of languages as well.
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The computer has already surpassed man in the ability to play chess. And within a short time, it will also supplant them in the domain of languages.
Source: tatoeba (10280984)
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