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replace

[ ri-pleys ]

verb (used with object)

replaced, replacing.
  1. to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing):

    Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.

    Synonyms:

  2. to provide a substitute or equivalent in the place of:

    to replace a broken dish.

  3. to restore; return; make good:

    to replace a sum of money borrowed.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. to restore to a former or the proper place:

    to replace the vase on the table.



replace

/ ɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. to take the place of; supersede

    the manual worker is being replaced by the machine

  2. to substitute a person or thing for (another which has ceased to fulfil its function); put in place of

    to replace an old pair of shoes

  3. to put back or return; restore to its rightful place
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈٲ, noun
  • ˈ𲹲, adjective
  • ˈ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·a· adjective
  • ·a·i·ٲ noun
  • ·İ noun
  • non·a· adjective
  • ܲȴ-· adjective
  • un·a· adjective
  • ܲr· adjective
  • ɱ-· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of replace1

First recorded in 1585–95; re- + place
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Synonym Study

Replace, supersede, supplant refer to putting one thing or person in place of another. To replace is to take the place of, to succeed: Ms. Jones will replace Mr. Smith as president. Supersede implies that that which is replacing another is an improvement: The computer has superseded the typewriter. Supplant implies that that which takes the other's place has ousted the former holder and usurped the position or function, especially by art or fraud: to supplant a former favorite.
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Example Sentences

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It was based on a philosophy of replacing aid with trade.

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Similar to a heater in need of repair or replacement, McKinnor said the landlord will be in charge of fixing or replacing a refrigerator.

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After Vladimir Putin had proposed replacing President Volodymyr Zelensky's administration with "external governance" in Ukraine under the auspices of the UN, President Trump made it known that he was "angry" with Putin.

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"As with any internal pipework, this is the responsibility of homeowners to maintain, repair or replace," they added.

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Crystal Palace, who earned promotion from the Women's Championship, play the majority of their matches on the VBS Community Stadium and the pitch was replaced with a new hybrid surface this season.

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