The difference between Replace and Supplant
When used as verbs, replace means to restore to a former place, position, condition, etc, whereas supplant means to take the place of.
check bellow for the other definitions of Replace and Supplant
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Replace as a verb (transitive):
To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back
Examples:
"When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset."
"The earl...was replaced in his government.'' rfdatek Francis Bacon"
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Replace as a verb (transitive):
To refund; to repay; to restore
Examples:
"You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning."
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Replace as a verb (transitive):
To supply or substitute an equivalent for.
Examples:
"I replaced my car with a newer model."
"The batteries were dead so I replaced them"
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Replace as a verb (transitive):
To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfill the end or office of.
Examples:
"This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier."
"This duty of right intention does not replace or supersede the duty of consideration.'' rfdatek William Whewell"
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Replace as a verb (transitive):
To demolish a building and build an updated form of that building in its place.
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Replace as a verb (transitive, rare):
To place again.
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Replace as a verb (transitive, rare):
To put in a new or different place.
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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.