supplantation

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noun

The act of supplanting.

“c. 1810-1820, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Measure for Measure Habitual supplantation of immediate selfishness.”

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Meanings

nounsupplantation (countable and uncountable, plural supplantations)

plural supplantations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of supplanting.

    c. 1810-1820, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Measure for Measure Habitual supplantation of immediate selfishness.

  2. countableuncountableThe condition of having been displaced.

Synonyms & antonyms

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displacementsupplantment
Also see
supplantment

Origin

* supplant + -ation * Contrast French supplantation, Latin supplantatio (“hypocritical deceit”)

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Translations

Spanish suplantación
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Cite this entry
APA

supplantation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supplantation

MLA

“supplantation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supplantation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supplantation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supplantation.

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