Dis-plānt', v. t.
[imp. & p. p. DISPLANTED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISPLANTING.] [Prefix dis and plant; O. Fr. desplanter, N. Fr. déplanter, Sp. desplantar, It. displantare, spiantare.]
- To remove from the place where any thing has been fixed or planted; to unsettle and take away; to displace; as, to displant the inhabitants of a country.
- To strip of what is planted or settled; as, to displant a country of inhabitants. Spenser.