replacing

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thing by another held to be more valuable or useful, or less antiquated: "In our island the Latin appears never to have superseded the old Gaelic speech" (Thomas Macaulay).

Thesaurus

Noun

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replacing - the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy" replacement substitution, commutation, exchange - the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help" novation - (law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party pitching change - replacing a pitcher in baseball supersedure, supersession - act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior displacement, supplanting - act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics