Meaning of replace
Definition of 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); "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"
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"
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"
put in the
place
of another;
switch
seemingly
equivalent
items; "the con
artist
replaced the
original
with a
fake
Rembrandt"; "substitute
regular
milk
for
fat-free
milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a
changing
the context's meaning"
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