substitute
verb /ˈsʌb.stɪ.tjuːt/
/-tuːt/ Definition
B2 [T] to use something or someone instead of another thing or person: You can substitute oil for butter in this recipe. Dayton was substituted for Williams in the second half of the match.Replacing and exchanging substitute for sth › to perform the same job as another thing or to take its place: Gas-fired power stations will substitute for less efficient coal-fired equipment.Replacing and exchanging
(Definition of substitute verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alternatively adverb
- bargain sth away phrasal verb
- behalf noun
- change over phrasal verb
- compensation noun (EXCHANGE)
- countermand verb
- delegate noun
- pinch-hit verb
- pre-empt verb
- proxy noun
- refill noun
- refill verb
- represent verb (ACT FOR)
- spare noun
- substitute noun
- succeed verb (FOLLOW)
- succession noun
- supersede verb
- supplant verb
- swap verb
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Replacing and exchanging
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