replace

Words with a similar base: replace

'replace'

[replace.v.01] as in: 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
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

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'replace'

[supplant.v.01] as in: take the place or move into the position of

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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'replace'

[replace.v.03] as in: put something back where it belongs

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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'replace'

[substitute.v.01] as in: put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

Examples:
the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt
substitute regular milk with fat-free milk
synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning

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