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English to English verb
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substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) |  | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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take the place or move into the position of | | Example: Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
the computer has supplanted the slide rule
Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school
source: wordnet30
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put something back where it belongs | | Example: replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it
please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them
source: wordnet30
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put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items | | Example: the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt
substitute regular milk with fat-free milk
synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning
source: wordnet30
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To place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like. | | source: webster1913
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