Definition of replace - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Verb

substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "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"

Verb

take the place or move into the position of; "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"

Verb

put something back where it belongs; "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"

Verb

put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "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"

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Synonyms

exchange interchange put back substitute supercede supersede supervene upon supplant

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More General Terms

alter change come after follow lay modify place pose position put regenerate renew set succeed

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More Specific Terms

change commute convert deputise deputize displace exchange hang up novate oust preempt reduce retool shift step in subrogate substitute truncate usurp

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