supplant
verb (formal)- supplant somebody/something
to take the place of somebody/something (especially somebody/something older or less modern) synonym replace取代,替代(尤指年老者或落后于时代的事物) Their work has been largely supplanted by the use of a computer program that fulfils the same function. 他们的工作在很大程度上被实现同样功能的计算机程序所取代。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French supplanter or Latin supplantare ‘trip up’, from sub- ‘from below’ + planta ‘sole’.