Definition: (verb) Take the place or move into the position of.
Synonyms: supersede, replace.
Usage: The word processor has largely supplanted electric typewriters.
Definition: (noun) Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal.
Synonyms: nonesuch, nonpareil, apotheosis, ideal, saint.
Usage: Nowadays, with our modern mania for morality, everyone has to pose as a paragon of purity, incorruptibility, and all the other seven deadly virtues.
Definition: (adjective) Expressing or manifesting praise or approval.
Synonyms: approbative, affirmative.
Usage: Her father's plausive nod was likely as much praise as Jane would receive from her stoic parents.
