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- pronunciation:
- rih
pleIs
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
replaces, replacing, replaced |
| definition 1: |
to put in place of (a similar object).
The battery was dead, and he had to replace it.- similar words:
- substitute
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| definition 2: |
to take the place of.
She was chosen to replace the band's lead singer.The automobile replaced the horse and carriage as a means of transportation in the twentieth century.- synonyms:
- displace, supersede
- similar words:
- fill in for, relieve, spell, subrogate, substitute for, succeed, supplant
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| definition 3: |
to put back into a previous position.
Please replace the tools when you're finished with them.- synonyms:
- put back, return
- antonyms:
- displace, remove
- similar words:
- rehabilitate, restore, right
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| related words: |
commute, cover, fill in, regenerate, replenish, shift, transform |
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| derivations: |
replaceable (adj.), replaceability (n.) |
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