HyperDic: replace

English > 4 senses of the word *replace*:
VERB	change	replace	substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient / inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
	social	replace, supplant, supersede, supervene upon, supercede	take the place or move into the position of
	contact	replace, put back	put something back where it belongs
	possession	replace, substitute, interchange, exchange	put in the place of another

replace > pronunciation
Sounds	erpley's; riy.pley's
Rhymes	ace / ACE ... workplace: 67 rhymes with eys...

English > *replace*: 4 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	Substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient / inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected).
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"
Narrower	change, exchange, commute, convert	Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
	change	Remove or replace the coverings of
	novate	Replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one
Broader	regenerate, renew	reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
Similar to	supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede	Take the place or move into the position of
Catalan	reemplaçar, substituir
Spanish	reemplazar, sustituir
Nouns	replacement, replacing	the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
	replacement	a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
	replacement	an event in which one thing is substituted for another
	replacement	someone who takes the place of another person

English > *replace*: 4 senses > verb 2, social
Meaning	Take the place or move into the position of.
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
Narrower	oust	Remove and replace
	preempt, displace	Take the place of or have precedence over
	substitute, deputize, deputise, step in	act as a substitute
	usurp	Take the place of
Broader	succeed, come after, follow	Be the successor (of)
Similar to	replace	Substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient / inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
Similar to	replace, put back	put something back where it belongs
Spanish	reemplazar
Nouns	replacement, replacing	the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
	replacement	a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
	replacement	someone who takes the place of another person

English > *replace*: 4 senses > verb 3, contact
Meaning	put something back where it belongs.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"
Synonym	put back
Narrower	hang up	put a telephone receiver back in its cradle
Broader	put, set, place, pose, position, lay	Put into a certain place or abstract location
Similar to	supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede	Take the place or move into the position of
Spanish	devolver, reponer

English > *replace*: 4 senses > verb 4, possession
Meaning	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s something with something
Example	"the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"
Synonyms	substitute, interchange, exchange
Narrower	reduce	simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
	retool	Provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools
	shift	Move and exchange for another
	subrogate	Substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
	truncate	Replace a corner by a plane
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Catalan	reemplaçar, substituir
Spanish	reemplazar, sustituir
Nouns	replacement	the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another

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