replace

re·place  (r-pls)

tr.v. re·placed, re·plac·ing, re·plac·es

1. To put back into a former position or place.

2. To take or fill the place of.

3. To be or provide a substitute for.

4. To pay back or return; refund.

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re·placea·ble adj.

re·placer n.

Synonyms: replace, supplant, supersede
These verbs mean to turn someone or something out and place another in his, her, or its stead. To replace is to be or to furnish an equivalent or substitute, especially for one that has been lost, depleted, worn out, or discharged: "A conspiracy was carefully engineered to replace the Directory by three Consuls" (H.G. Wells).
Supplant often suggests the use of intrigue or underhanded tactics to take another's place: "The rivaling poor Jones, and supplanting him in her affections, added another spur to his pursuit" (Henry Fielding).
To supersede is to replace one person or thing by another held to be more valuable or useful, or less antiquated: "In our island the Latin appears never to have superseded the old Gaelic speech" (Thomas Macaulay).

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replace

Verb

[-placing, -placed]

1. to take the place of

2. to substitute a person or thing for (another): we need to replace that chair

3. to put (something) back in its rightful place

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	replace - 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" exchange, convert, commute, change - exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares" change - remove or replace the coverings of; "Father had to learn how to change the baby"; "After each guest we changed the bed linens" novate - replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership" supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace - 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"
	2.	replace - 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" supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant replace - 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" put back, replace - 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" deputise, deputize, step in, substitute - act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" displace, preempt - take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor" usurp - take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke" oust - remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter" come after, succeed, follow - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
	3.	replace - 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 back hang up - put a telephone receiver back in its cradle lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace - 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"
	4.	replace - put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning" interchange, substitute, exchange alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" shift - move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion" reduce - simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another truncate - replace a corner by a plane retool - provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools subrogate - substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured

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replace

verb 1. take the place of, follow, succeed, oust, take over from, supersede, supplant, stand in lieu of, fill (someone's) shoes or boots, step into (someone's) shoes or boots

verb 2. substitute, change, exchange, switch, swap, commute

verb 3. put back, restore

Translations

replace [rɪˈpleɪs] vt (= put back) → devolver a su sitio (= take the place of); reemplazar, sustituir

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replace [rɪˈpleɪs] vt (= put back) → remettre, replacer (= take the place of); remplacer;

(Tel);

"replace the receiver" → "raccrochez"

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replace [rɪˈpleɪs] vt (put back) (upright) → zurückstellen: (flat) → zurücklegen;

(take the place of) → ersetzen;

to replace X with Y → X durch Y ersetzen;

"replace the receiver" (Tel) → "Hörer auflegen"

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replace [rɪˈpleɪs] vt (= put back) → rimettere a posto (= take the place of); sostituire;

(TEL): "replace the receiver" → "riattaccare"

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replace

v replace [rəˈpleis]

1 to put, use etc (a person, thing etc), or to be put, used etc, in place of another I must replace that broken lock; He replaced the cup he broke with a new one; Cars have replaced horses as the normal means of transport. vervang يَسْتَبْدِل заменям vyměnit, nahradit udskifte; erstatte ersetzen αντικαθιστώ sustituir asendama عوض کردن؛ جایگزین کردن korvata remplacer לְהַחֲלִיף बदले में रखना, हटाना zamijeniti, nadomjestiti helyettesít, kicserél; pótol; kivált mengganti skipta um; koma í staðinn fyrir sostituire 取り換える 대신하다, 교체하다 pakeisti nomainīt; aizstāt meletakkan vervangen erstatte wymienić, zastąpić substituir a înlocui заменять vymeniť, nahradiť nadomestiti zameniti ersätta แทนที่ değiştirmek 更換，替換 заміняти کسی چیز کو تبدیل کرنا thay thế 更换，替换

2 to put (something) back where it was Please replace the books on the shelves. vervang, sit terug يُعيدُ الشَّيء إلى مكانِه връщам vrátit sætte tilbage; lægge tilbage wieder hinstellen ξαναβάζω devolver a su sitio, volver a poner/colocar tagasi panema سر جای خود گذاشتن panna takaisin replacer לְהַחֲזִיר לַמָקוֹם निश्चित स्थान पर रखना, के बदले प्रयोग में लाना vratiti na mjesto visszatesz mengembalikan setja (e-ð) aftur á sinn stað rimettere 元に戻す 제자리에 두다 padėti atgal atlikt atpakaļ mengembalikan terugzetten sette/legge på plass umieścić z powrotem voltar a colocar a pune la loc ставить/класть на место vrátiť dati nazaj vratiti återställa นำมาไว้ที่เดิม yerine koymak 把...放回(原處) повертати کسی شے کو اپنی جگہ پر رکھنا đặt lại chỗ cũ 把...放回（原处）

adj reˈplaceable

vervangbaar مُمْكِن إستِبْداله، مُمْكِن إعادته إلى مكانِه заменим vyměnitelný udskiftelig ersetzbar που μπορεί να αντικατασταθεί sustituible asendatav قابل تعویض vaihdettava remplaçable שֶׁנִיתָן לְהַחלִיפוֹ प्रतिस्थापन nadomjestiv, naknadiv helyettesíthető, pótolható bisa diganti sem hægt er að skipta um sostituibile 替えられる 교체할 수 있는 pakeičiamas nomaināms; aizstājams boleh ditukarkan vervangbaar som kan byttes/erstattes możliwy do zastąpienia substituível înlocuibil заменяемый vymeniteľný nadomestljiv zamenljiv möjlig att ersätta (återställa) ซึ่งแทนที่ได้ değiştirilebilir 可替換的 замінний قابل بدل có thể thay thế 可替换的

n reˈplacement

I must find a replacement for my secretary – she's leaving next week. vervanging بَديل، إسْتِبْدال замяна náhrada erstatning; efterfølger der Ersatz αντικατάσταση, αντικαταστάτης sustituto asendaja جایگزینی seuraaja remplaçant/-ante מַחֲלִיף पुन:स्थापन nadomještaj, zamjena helyettes; utód pengganti afleysing, staðgenill (sostituto) 代わり 교체, 복위, 후임자 pakeitimas, kas pavaduoja aizvietotājs; aizstājējs penukaran vervamging erstatning; reserve zastępstwo substituto înlocuitor замена náhrada nadomestilo zamena ersättning, ersättare การทำหน้าที่แทน vekil, yeni birisi 替換(物)，代替者 заміщення, заміна بدل sự thay thế 替换（物），代替者