replace

[ ri-pleys ]

/ rɪˈpleɪs /

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verb (used with object), re·placed, re·plac·ing.

to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.

to provide a substitute or equivalent in the place of: to replace a broken dish.

to restore; return; make good: to replace a sum of money borrowed.

to restore to a former or the proper place: to replace the vase on the table.

Origin of replace

First recorded in 1585–95; re- + place

SYNONYMS FOR replace

1 succeed.

3 refund, repay.

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1. Replace, supersede, supplant refer to putting one thing or person in place of another. To replace is to take the place of, to succeed: Ms. Jones will replace Mr. Smith as president. Supersede implies that that which is replacing another is an improvement: The computer has superseded the typewriter. Supplant implies that that which takes the other's place has ousted the former holder and usurped the position or function, especially by art or fraud: to supplant a former favorite.

OTHER WORDS FROM replace

re·place·a·ble, adjectivere·place·a·bil·i·ty, nounre·plac·er, nounnon·re·place·a·ble, adjective

qua·si-re·placed, adjectiveun·re·place·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·placed, adjectivewell-re·placed, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for replace

They know players are a dime a dozen, disposable and replaceable.
Rupert Murdoch Goes All-In on College Sports|Evan Weiner|March 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But even though they see it all around them, they still don't really believe they're replaceable.
Payday for the Jersey Shore Cast|Choire Sicha|July 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Since phosphoric acid has three replaceable hydrogen atoms, three sodium phosphates are possible,—two acid salts and one normal.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
He indignantly replied that she should thank God her life was spared, never mind her replaceable property.
Sinking of the Titanic|Various

No one was expected to be a mere automaton, useful but replaceable.
A History of Giggleswick School|Edward Allen Bell
No individual like another, no one replaceable, not vague soft Judd for instance or any other.
The Trial of Callista Blake|Edgar Pangborn
I was a replaceable plug-in unit, not an individual in my own right.
Anchorite|Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for replace

replace

/ (rɪˈpleɪs) /

verb (tr)

to take the place of; supersedethe manual worker is being replaced by the machine

to substitute a person or thing for (another which has ceased to fulfil its function); put in place ofto replace an old pair of shoes

to put back or return; restore to its rightful place

Derived forms of replace

replaceable, adjectivereplaceability, nounreplacer, noun

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单词	replace
释义	replace [ ri-pleys ] / rɪˈpleɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR replace ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), re·placed, re·plac·ing. to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting. to provide a substitute or equivalent in the place of: to replace a broken dish. to restore; return; make good: to replace a sum of money borrowed. to restore to a former or the proper place: to replace the vase on the table. Origin of replace First recorded in 1585–95; re- + place SYNONYMS FOR replace 1 succeed. 3 refund, repay. SEE SYNONYMS FOR replace ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for replace 1. Replace, supersede, supplant refer to putting one thing or person in place of another. To replace is to take the place of, to succeed: Ms. Jones will replace Mr. Smith as president. Supersede implies that that which is replacing another is an improvement: The computer has superseded the typewriter. Supplant implies that that which takes the other's place has ousted the former holder and usurped the position or function, especially by art or fraud: to supplant a former favorite. OTHER WORDS FROM replace re·place·a·ble, adjectivere·place·a·bil·i·ty, nounre·plac·er, nounnon·re·place·a·ble, adjective qua·si-re·placed, adjectiveun·re·place·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·placed, adjectivewell-re·placed, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for replace They know players are a dime a dozen, disposable and replaceable. Rupert Murdoch Goes All-In on College Sports\|Evan Weiner\|March 11, 2013\|DAILY BEAST But even though they see it all around them, they still don't really believe they're replaceable. Payday for the Jersey Shore Cast\|Choire Sicha\|July 20, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Since phosphoric acid has three replaceable hydrogen atoms, three sodium phosphates are possible,—two acid salts and one normal. An Elementary Study of Chemistry\|William McPherson He indignantly replied that she should thank God her life was spared, never mind her replaceable property. Sinking of the Titanic\|Various No one was expected to be a mere automaton, useful but replaceable. A History of Giggleswick School\|Edward Allen Bell No individual like another, no one replaceable, not vague soft Judd for instance or any other. The Trial of Callista Blake\|Edgar Pangborn I was a replaceable plug-in unit, not an individual in my own right. Anchorite\|Randall Garrett British Dictionary definitions for replace replace / (rɪˈpleɪs) / verb (tr) to take the place of; supersedethe manual worker is being replaced by the machine to substitute a person or thing for (another which has ceased to fulfil its function); put in place ofto replace an old pair of shoes to put back or return; restore to its rightful place Derived forms of replace replaceable, adjectivereplaceability, nounreplacer, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to replace oust, restore, supply, succeed, supplant, follow, recover, reinstate, change, take over, regain, compensate, sub, retrieve, supersede, shift, displace, patch, repay, redeem
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replace

verb (used with object), re·placed, re·plac·ing.

Origin of replace

SYNONYMS FOR replace

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OTHER WORDS FROM replace

Example sentences from the Web for replace

British Dictionary definitions for replace

verb (tr)

Derived forms of replace

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