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Substituting

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Definitions for Substituting

noun
working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence
Synonyms
subbing
verb
put in the place of another
Synonyms
substitute replace 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
verb
be a substitute
Synonyms
substitute sub stand in fill in
Examples
  1. The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
  2. The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet
verb
act as a substitute
Synonyms
substitute deputize deputise step in
Examples
  1. She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold

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