The difference between Oust and Supplant
When used as verbs, oust means to expel, whereas supplant means to take the place of.
check bellow for the other definitions of Oust and Supplant
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Oust as a verb (transitive):
To expel; to remove.
Examples:
"The protesters became so noisy that they were finally ousted from the meeting."
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Supplant as a verb (transitive):
To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
Examples:
"Will online dictionaries ever supplant paper dictionaries?"
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Supplant as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To uproot, to remove violently.