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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 51Թ 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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51Թ 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 Supersede implies that that which is replacing another is an improvement: The computer has superseded the typewriter.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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"This will not delay the government's determination to repeal and replace the Legacy Act, and to implement mechanisms that are human rights compliant and can command confidence across communities."

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As the poison takes hold, Lochlan looks up at the surface to see the silhouettes of his family members, which are then replaced by silhouettes of Buddhist monks.

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Civil rights, gender equality, Vietnam, student protest — so many divisive crises then are being repeated now, in our time of advancing darkness, with Ukraine and Gaza replacing Southeast Asia.

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"The club could get big money for Ederson to fund signings, but then they would have to replace him too," Given added.

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Juric, who had no previous experience in English football, was unable to inspire the squad after replacing Martin in the dugout, losing each of his first six games.

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