English → Latin
“supplant” in Latin
supplantōto trip up someone, to cause someone to stumblevincōto win; to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish; to overpowergrātiagrace; thankfulness; thanks (see grātiās agō, grātiās habeō)
The English word supplant itself goes back to Latin planta, through supplantō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
supplant
supplantare (PROP., to trip up the heels): vincere (Cic.): praecurrere aliquem (Nep.): antevertere alicui (Terentianus, to get the start or upper hand of): privare aliquem alicujus favore or gratia (to displace in the esteem of anybody).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for supplant?
- The usual Latin words for “supplant” are supplantō, vincō, grātia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.