All 4 Uses of
supplant
in
Emma
- I could not bear to have Henry supplanted.†
Chpt 2.7-8 *
- —Satisfied that it was so, and feeling it her due, she had enjoyed it without reflection; and only in the dread of being supplanted, found how inexpressibly important it had been.†
Chpt 3.11-12
- In time, of course, Mr. Knightley would be forgotten, that is, supplanted; but this could not be expected to happen very early.†
Chpt 3.15-16
- —that Robert Martin had thoroughly supplanted Mr. Knightley, and was now forming all her views of happiness.†
Chpt 3.19
Definition:
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(supplant) take the place or move into the position of