No. 11,129 in Catalan
suplanten
"Suplanten" means "they supplant" or "they replace fraudulently."
In a sentence
Els actors suplanten els reis en l'obra de teatre.
The actors impersonate the kings in the play.
Here, 'suplanten' is used to describe impersonation or acting as someone else in a play.
En alguns casos, els lladres suplanten la identitat de les seves víctimes.
In some cases, thieves steal the identity of their victims.
In this context, 'suplanten' conveys the act of identity theft, where one assumes another person's identity illegitimately.
Les innovacions tecnològiques actuals suplanten maneres antigues de treball.
Current technological innovations replace old ways of working.
In this usage, 'suplanten' indicates substitution or replacement of old processes with new ones.
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