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substitute::verb | Spocien Dictionary

substitute
verb
/'səbstɪ,tut/
act as a substitute
Type Words
Synonyms deputise, deputize, step in
Type of supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace
Has types cover
Derivation substituting

substitute::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

substitute
adjective
/'səbstɪ,tut/
serving or used in place of another
Type Words
Synonyms alternate, alternative

substitute::verb | Spocien Dictionary

substitute
verb
/'səbstɪ,tut/
be a substitute
Type Words
Synonyms fill in, stand in, sub
Type of change, interchange, exchange
Derivation substituting, substitution


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

substitute::verb | Spocien Dictionary

substitute
verb
/'səbstɪ,tut/
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
Type Words
Synonyms exchange, interchange, replace
Type of modify, alter, change
Has types subrogate, truncate, retool, shift, reduce
Derivation substitution


substitute regular milk for fat-free milk.

substitute::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

substitute
adjective
/'səbstɪ,tut/
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
Type Words
Synonyms utility

substitute::noun | Spocien Dictionary

substitute
noun
/'səbstɪ,tut/
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
Type Words
Synonyms backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in
Type of match, peer, equal, compeer
Has types surrogate, double, locum, locum tenens, replacement, stunt man, stunt woman, alternate

substitute::noun | Spocien Dictionary

substitute
noun
/'səbstɪ,tut/
an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
Type Words
Synonyms reserve, second-stringer
Type of athlete, jock
Has types pinch hitter, bench warmer

substitute::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

substitute
adjective
/'səbstɪ,tut/
artificial and inferior
Type Words
Synonyms ersatz


substitute coffee.

substitute::noun | Spocien Dictionary

substitute
noun
/'səbstɪ,tut/
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
Type Words
Synonyms replacement
Type of equivalent
Has types ersatz, successor, succedaneum
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.