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replace::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | supersede, supervene upon, supplant |
| Type of | succeed, come after, follow |
| Has types | preempt, substitute, deputise, oust, displace, usurp, step in, deputize |
| Verb group | put back |
| Derivation | replacing, replacement |
Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left.
Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school.
replace::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | regenerate, renew |
| Has types | exchange, convert, commute, change, novate |
| Verb group | supervene upon, supersede, supplant |
| Derivation | replacement, replacing |
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.
Examples of replace
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Phil Humber is the top choice to replace Peavy, leaving Marquez as the 12th man.
From the sacbee.com
The company said it needs to replace power components at reactors 1, 2, 3 and 4.
From the bloomberg.com
Here is where you replace those items that were discarded and buy some new ones.
From the sacbee.com
Teams can repair or replace any part along the way except the main engine block.
From the ocregister.com
As for the rest of the PGA Tour, no one rose to replace Mr. Woods as numero uno.
From the online.wsj.com
Eat it plain or replace sausage and pepperoni with vegetables or Canadian bacon.
From the stltoday.com
Barnett plays with a prosthesis to replace a leg lost to cancer three years ago.
From the kansas.com
The Titans decided to promote from within to replace Fisher after a 6-10 season.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
This production will replace PBT's usual engagement at Downtown's Byham Theater.
From the post-gazette.com
- 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 ...
- Supplant: 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"
- 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"
- Substitute: 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"
- (replacement) substitution: an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
- (replacement) refilling: filling again by supplying what has been used up
- (The Replacement) "The Replacement" is the third episode of season 5 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- To restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like; To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed; To supply or substitute an equivalent for; To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfil the end or office of; To demolish a building and build a ...
- (Replacement) Most policies of insurance of property give the company the right to substitute other property of like kind and quality for insured property which has been damaged or destroyed. This is making a replacement.
