supplanting

English Thesaurus

1. act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics (noun.act)

hypernym	:	replacement, replacing,
definition	:	the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another (noun.act)

derivation	:	replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant,
definition	:	take the place or move into the position of (verb.social)

derivation	:	replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant,
definition	:	take the place or move into the position of (verb.social)