displant

verb

dis·​plant di-ˈsplant 

displanted; displanting; displants

transitive verb

1

: displace, remove

2

: supplant

Synonyms

• cut out
• displace
• relieve
• replace
• substitute
• supersede
• supplant

Examples of displant in a Sentence

long ago displanted by the automobile, the horse and buggy have become icons of a slower, gentler time

Word History

Etymology

Middle French desplanter, from des- dis- + planter to plant, from Late Latin plantare

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1