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Replace

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Definitions for Replace

verb
substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
Examples
  1. He replaced the old razor blade
  2. We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago
  3. the insurance will replace the lost income
  4. This antique vase can never be replaced
verb
take the place or move into the position of
Synonyms
supplant supersede supervene upon
Examples
  1. Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
  2. the computer has supplanted the slide rule
  3. Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school
verb
put something back where it belongs
Synonyms
put back
Examples
  1. replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it
  2. please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them
verb
put in the place of another
Synonyms
substitute interchange exchange
Examples
  1. switch seemingly equivalent items
  2. the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt
  3. substitute regular milk for fat-free milk
  4. synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning

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