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replace in WordNet English dictionary
verb- 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"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
substitute replace interchange exchange
- 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"
replace put back
- 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"
replace
- 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"
supplant replace supersede supervene upon supercede
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