Words with a similar base: substitute

'substitute'
[substitute.n.01] as in: a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another



'substitute'
[substitute.n.02] as in: an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced



'substitute'
[stand-in.n.01] as in: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)


Examples:
the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
we need extra employees for summer fill-ins



'substitute'
[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



'substitute'
[substitute.v.02] as in: be a substitute


Examples:
The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet



'substitute'
[substitute.v.03] as in: act as a substitute


Examples:
She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold



'substitute'
[utility.s.02] as in: capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team


Examples:
a utility infielder



'substitute'
[alternate.s.02] as in: serving or used in place of another


Examples:
an alternative plan



'substitute'
[ersatz.s.01] as in: artificial and inferior


Examples:
ersatz coffee
substitute coffee



					

substitute (English)
└── substitutum (Latin)


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