Word of the Day = “supplant”
Today’s word is supplant:
supplant \suh-PLANT\, transitive verb:
1. To take the place of (another), especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics; as, a rival supplants another.
2. To take the place of and serve as a substitute for.
Origin:
Supplant derives from Latin supplantare, “to put one’s foot under another, to throw down a person by tripping up his heels,” from sub-, “under” + plantare, “to stamp the ground with the foot,” from planta, “the sole of the foot.”
Example Sentence:
“You think you are wise, Mithrandir. Yet for all your subtleties, you have not wisdom. Do you think the eyes of the White Tower are blind? I have seen more than you know. With your left hand you would use me as a shield against Mordor, and with your right you would seek to supplant me.” — John Noble as Lord Denethor in The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King.
Sources:
Dictionary.com
