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replace
v. substitute for, fill the place of; provide a substitute item; return something to a particular position or location


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replace
Verb
1. substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"
(hypernym) regenerate, renew
(hyponym) change, exchange, commute, convert
(verb-group) supplant, supersede, supervene upon
(derivation) surrogate, alternate, replacement
2. take the place or move into the position of; "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"
(synonym) supplant, supersede, supervene upon
(hypernym) succeed, come after, follow
(hyponym) substitute, deputize, deputise, step in
(verb-group) put back
(derivation) surrogate, alternate, replacement
3. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"
(synonym) substitute
(hypernym) exchange, change, interchange
(hyponym) shift
(derivation) replacement, replacing
4. put something back where it belongs; "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"
(synonym) put back
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
(hyponym) hang up
(verb-group) supplant, supersede, supervene upon



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replacer
v. replace, put back

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Replace
(v. t.)
To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfull the end or office of.
  
 
(v. t.)
To supply or substitute an equivalent for; as, to replace a lost document.
  
 
(v. t.)
To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed.
  
 
(v. t.)
To put in a new or different place.
  
 
(v. t.)
To place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like.
  

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