Noun: supplanting su'plãn-ting
- Act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
"His supplanting of his rival for the position caused resentment in the office";
- displacement
- Take the place or move into the position of
"the computer has supplanted the slide rule";
- replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede [non-standard]
Type of: come after, follow, replacement, replacing, succeed