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| 1. | [ verb ] substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) | |
| Examples: | "He replaced the old razor blade" "the insurance will replace the lost income" "This antique vase can never be replaced" |
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| Related terms: | regenerate renew change novate change supplant replacement surrogate | |
| 2. | [ verb ] take the place or move into the position of | |
| Synonyms: | supersede supplant supervene_upon | |
| Examples: | "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left" "the computer has supplanted the slide rule" "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" |
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| Related terms: | succeed assume oust substitute substitute replacement surrogate supplanting supersedure usurper | |
| 3. | [ verb ] put something back where it belongs | |
| Synonyms: | put_back | |
| Examples: | "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it" "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them" |
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| Related terms: | situate put hang_up supplant | |
| 4. | [ verb ] put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items | |
| Synonyms: | substitute | |
| Examples: | "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt" "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk" |
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| Related terms: | exchange reduce shift retool truncate subrogate replacement commutation | |
| Similar spelling: |
replicate replacing reflected reflex replica reflect reflective reflexly reflexed Replogle reflexive reflexion reflector |
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