replace
See also: replacé
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (transitive) To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back
- When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.
- 1622, Francis Bacon, History of the Reign of King Henry VII
- The earl...was replaced in his government.
- (transitive) To refund; to repay; to pay back
- You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning.
- (transitive) To supply or substitute an equivalent for
- I replaced my car with a newer model.
- The batteries were dead so I replaced them
- (transitive) to take over the position or role from.
- 2012 September 20, Andrew Brown, “Archbishop of Canterbury succession race begins in earnest”, in The Guardian (online)[1]:
- Next Wednesday, four women and 15 men on the Crown Nominations Commission will gather for two days of prayer and horsetrading to replace Rowan Williams as archbishop of Canterbury.
- (transitive) To take the place of; to be used instead of
- This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier.
- 1845, William Whewell, The Elements of Morality: Including Polity
- This duty of right intention does not replace or supersede the duty of consideration.
- (transitive) To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.
- (transitive, rare) To place again.
- (transitive, rare) To put in a new or different place.
Synonyms
- (to supply or substitute an equivalent for): exchange, swap; See also Thesaurus:switch
Derived terms
See also
Translations
to restore or return to a previous location
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to substitute
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to take over the position or role from
to take the place of; to be used instead of
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References
“replace”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
French
Verb
replace