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Meaning
Verb
●
To use
in place of
something else
, with the same function.
●
To use X
in place of
Y.
●
To use Y
in place of
X; to
replace
X with Y.
●
In Sports:
To
remove
(a
player
) from the
field of play
and
bring on
another in his place.
●
To
serve
as a
replacement
(
for someone
or something).
Noun
●
A
replacement
or
stand-in
for something that
achieves
a
similar
result or purpose.
●
In Sports:
A
player
who is available to
replace
another if the need
arises
, and who may or may not
actually
do so.
●
One who
enlists
for
military service
in the place of a conscript.
●
In Economics:
Abbreviation of
substitute
good.
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Origin
substitute
English
substitutum
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Exchange
Swap
Substituend
Surrogate
Substitute
Fill-In
Ghost
Proxy
Replacement
Stand-In
Switch
Relief
Reserve
Deputy
Replace
Antonyms
Substituend
Substituendum
Related
Supplement
Alternative
Synonym
Supplant
Euphemism
Complement
Remedy
Compensate
Alter
Option
Supply
Cure
Alternatives
Modify
Displace
Replacements
Combine
Utilize
Convert
Incorporate
Transform
Source
Ingredient
Remove
Match
Alternate
Prerequisite
Panacea
Product
Precursor
Sweetener
Garnish
Solution
Represent
Supplementary
Transfer
Supersede
Augment
Add
Produce
Mix
Replicate
Manufacture
Eliminate
Introduce
Place
Mix Up
More
Rhymes
Ute
Tut
Oot
Moot
Soot
Rute
Coot
Lute
Loot
Root
Cute
Jute
Tute
Boot
Mute
Hoot
Zoot
W00t
Poot
Newt
Toot
Suit
Elute
Shoot
Beaut
Plute
Scoot
Route
Brute
Qyoot
Clute
Bruit
Glout
Glute
Butte
Chute
Acute
Flute
Fruit
Aleut
'Tute
Astute
Ablute
Impute
Refute
Dilute
Galoot
Beirut
Uncute
Uproot
Repute
Reboot
Minute
Salute
Depute
Reroute
Dispute
Versute
Compute
Reshoot
Hirsute
Pollute
Commute
Cheroot
Resolute
Disrepute
Convolute
Overshoot
Substitute
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