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Usurp vs Supplant - What's the difference?

usurp | supplant |

Supplant is a synonym of usurp.



As verbs the difference between usurp and supplant

is that usurp is to seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means while supplant is to take the place of; to replace, to supersede.

usurp

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.
  • To use and assume the coat of arms of another person.
  • (obsolete) To make use of.
  • * 1662 , , Appendix, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 149:
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    Related terms

    * usurpation * usurper

    supplant

    English

    Alternative forms

    * supplaunt (obsolete)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
    • Will online dictionaries ever supplant paper dictionaries?
  • (obsolete) To uproot, to remove violently.
  • * 1610 , , act 3 scene 2
    • Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in's tale, by this hand, I will supplant some of your teeth.

    Synonyms

    * (replace) dethrone, oust, replace, supersede, take over from * (remove violently) uproot, wrench out