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| VERB | 1 | replace | Substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) |
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| 2 | replace, supplant, supersede, supervene upon, supercede | Take the place or move into the position of | |
| 3 | replace, substitute | Put in the place of another | |
| 4 | replace, put back | Put something back where it belongs |
| Sounds | erpley's; riy.pley's |
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| Rhymes | ace / ACE, aerospace, airspace, and 64 more rhymes in eys... |
| Meaning | Substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected). |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something with something |
| Examples | "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" |
| Similar to | supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede |
| Broader | regenerate, renew |
| Narrower | change, exchange, commute, convert; change; novate |
| Nouns | replacement; replacement; replacement; replacement, replacing |
| Meaning | Take the place or move into the position of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" |
| Synonyms | supplant, supersede, supervene upon, supercede |
| Similar to | replace; replace, put back |
| Broader | succeed, come after, follow |
| Narrower | substitute, deputize, deputise, step in; preempt, displace; usurp; oust |
| Nouns | replacement; replacement; replacement, replacing |
| Meaning | Put in the place of another. Switch seemingly equivalent items. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s something with something |
| Examples | "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt" |
| Synonyms | substitute |
| Broader | exchange, change, interchange |
| Narrower | shift; reduce; truncate; retool; subrogate |
| Nouns | replacement |
| Meaning | Put something back where it belongs. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Examples | "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it" |
| Synonyms | put back |
| Similar to | supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede |
| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay |
| Narrower | hang up |
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