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replace
[ri-pleys]
verb (used with object)
to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing).
Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
Synonyms:to provide a substitute or equivalent in the place of.
to replace a broken dish.
to restore; return; make good.
to replace a sum of money borrowed.
Synonyms: ,to restore to a former or the proper place.
to replace the vase on the table.
replace
/ ɪˈɪ /
verb
to take the place of; supersede
the manual worker is being replaced by the machine
to substitute a person or thing for (another which has ceased to fulfil its function); put in place of
to replace an old pair of shoes
to put back or return; restore to its rightful place
Other Word Forms
- replaceable adjective
- replaceability noun
- replacer noun
- nonreplaceable adjective
- quasi-replaced adjective
- unreplaceable adjective
- unreplaced adjective
- well-replaced adjective
- ˌˈٲ noun
- ˈ adjective
- ˈ noun
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Transportation causes around 30% of the greenhouse gas pollution in the United States, and it’s one of the sectors where we have many known technologies to replace our polluting ways.
But there seems to be some difficulty in understanding that choosing pets in the absence of either romantic partners or biological children isn’t the same as replacing either of those relationships.
Saracens are requiring cover for the injured Alex Lozowski and are allowed dispensation in the salary cap to replace him in their squad for next season.
Indeed, when he made his senior debut - replacing Wayne Rooney as a substitute at 16 years and 263 days old - he became the youngest player to represent Manchester United since Duncan Edwards in 1953.
Scott Boland has consistently proved an excellent stand in, but at 36 he is even older than the men he could potentially replace in the side.
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