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sub·sti·tute  (sbst-tt, -tyt)

n.

1. One that takes the place of another; a replacement: "Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality" (Barbara Grizzuti Harrison).

2. Grammar A word or construction used in place of another word, phrase, or clause.

v. sub·sti·tut·ed, sub·sti·tut·ing, sub·sti·tutes

v.tr.

1. To put or use (a person or thing) in place of another: "substituting moral power for physical force" (Elizabeth Cady Stanton).

2. Chemistry To replace (one or more elements or radicals in a compound) by other elements or radicals.

v.intr.

To take the place of another: "Only art can substitute for nature" (Leonard Bernstein).

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[Middle English, from Old French substitut, from Latin substittus, past participle of substituere, to substitute : sub-, in place of; see sub- + statuere, to cause to stand; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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substi·tuta·bilit·y n.

substi·tuta·ble adj.

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substitute [ˈsʌbstɪˌtjuːt]

vb

1. (often foll by for) to serve or cause to serve in place of another person or thing

2. (Chemistry) Chem to replace (an atom or group in a molecule) with (another atom or group)

3. (Philosophy / Logic) (Mathematics) Logic maths to replace (one expression) by (another) in the context of a third, as replacing x + y for x in 3x = k gives 3x + 3y = k

n

1.

a.  a person or thing that serves in place of another, such as a player in a game who takes the place of an injured colleague

b.  (as modifier) a substitute goalkeeper Often shortened to sub

2. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar another name for pro-form

3. (Social Science / Education) Canadian another name for supply teacher

4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical another word for repeater [5]

5. (Military) (formerly) a person paid to replace another due for military service

[from Latin substituere, from sub- in place of + statuere to set up]

substitutable  adj

substitutability  n

Usage: Substitute is sometimes wrongly used where replace is meant: he replaced (not substituted) the worn tyre with a new one

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	substitute - a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another replacement equivalent - a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps" ersatz - an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation successor - a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone succedaneum - (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another)
	2.	substitute - an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced second-stringer, reserve bench - the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench" athlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sports bench warmer - (sports) a substitute who seldom plays pinch hitter - (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter
	3.	substitute - someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" backup man, fill-in, reliever, stand-in, backup, relief compeer, equal, peer, match - a person who is of equal standing with another in a group locum, locum tenens - someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession stunt man, stunt woman, double - a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable" alternate, surrogate, replacement - someone who takes the place of another person
Verb	1.	substitute - 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, replace, 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
	2.	substitute - be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" stand in, sub, fill in exchange, interchange, change - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
	3.	substitute - act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" deputise, deputize, step in cover - help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities; "She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week" 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"
Adj.	1.	substitute - capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder" utility secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"
	2.	substitute - serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan" alternative, alternate secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"
	3.	substitute - artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee" ersatz artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"

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substitute

verb

1. replace, exchange, swap, change, switch, commute, interchange They were substituting violence for dialogue.

2. (with for) stand in for, take the place of, cover for, take over from, relieve, act for, double for, fill in for, hold the fort for, be in place of, deputize for Her parents are trying to be supportive but they can't substitute for Jackie as a mother.

noun

replacement, reserve, equivalent, surrogate, deputy, relief, representative, sub, temporary, stand-by, makeshift, proxy, temp (informal), expedient, locum, depute (Scot.), stopgap, locum tenens She is seeking a substitute for the man who broke her heart.

adjective

replacement, reserve, temporary, surrogate, second, acting, alternative, additional, fall-back, proxy They had fallen for their substitute teacher.

Usage: Although substitute and replace have the same meaning, the structures they are used in are different. You replace A with B, while you substitute B for A. Accordingly, he replaced the worn tyre with a new one, and he substituted a new tyre for the worn one are both correct ways of saying the same thing.

Translations

substitute [ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt]

A. N

1. (= thing, artificial product) → sucedáneo m
it may replace saccharin as a sugar substitute → puede reemplazar a la sacarina como sucedáneo del azúcar
he uses honey as a substitute for sugar → usa miel como sustituto del azúcar
a correspondence course is a poor or no substitute for personal tuition → un curso por correspondencia no puede sustituir a la enseñanza cara a cara
there's no substitute for being informed → no hay nada como estar informado

2. (= person) → sustituto/a m/f, suplente mf (Sport) → suplente mf
to be a poor or no substitute for sb → no poder sustituir a algn
friends are no substitute for parents → los amigos no pueden sustituir a los padres
he seems to be looking for a mother substitute → parece que está buscando a alguien que reemplace a su madre
to come on as (a) substitute (Sport) → entrar como suplente

B. VT (gen, Sport) → sustituir
the striker was substituted by Johnston → Johnston sustituyó al delantero
to substitute margarine for butter; substitute butter with margarine → sustituir la mantequilla por margarina

C. VI to substitute for sth/sb (gen, Sport) → sustituir a algo/algn

D. CPD substitute goalkeeper N → portero/a m/f suplente
substitute teacher N (US) → profesor(a) m/f suplente

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substitute [ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt]

n

(= person) (replacing worker) → remplaçant(e) m/f; (replacing parent, child) → substitut m
a substitute for a parent → le substitut d'un parent

(SPORT) (= player) → remplaçant(e) m/f
to come on as a substitute → rentrer en remplacement

(= thing) → substitut m, succédané m
a substitute for sth → un substitut de qch
a sugar substitute → un substitut du sucre
to be no substitute for sth → ne pas remplacer qch
there is no substitute for ... → rien ne remplace ...

vt

(= use instead) to substitute A for B → remplacer B par A
You can substitute sugar for honey → Vous pouvez remplacer le miel par du sucre.
Numbers had been substituted for letters → Des lettres avaient été remplacées par des nombres.
to substitute B with A → remplacer B par A
If your first choice hotel is unavailable, we may substitute it with one of equal quality → Si votre hôtel de premier choix est complet, nous pouvons le remplacer par un autre, de qualité égale.

[+ player] → remplacer
He was substituted after 25 minutes → Il a été remplacé au bout de 25 minutes.
to substitute A for B → remplacer B par A
The coach substituted him for Alan Smith → L'entraîneur l'a fait rentrer pour remplacer Alan Smith.

modif [parent, family, father] → de substitution; [activity, topic] → de rechange; [staff member, delegate] → de substitution, de remplacement; [material, ingredient, source] → de substitution, de remplacement
substitute teacher n (US) → suppléant(e) m/f

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substitute

n → Ersatz m no pl; (= representative also) → Vertretung f; (Sport) → Ersatzspieler(in) m(f), → Auswechselspieler(in) m(f); to find a substitute for somebody → für jdn Ersatz finden; to use something as a substitute → etw als Ersatz benutzen; substitutes’ bench (Sport) → Auswechsel- or Ersatzbank f; coffee substitute → Kaffee-Ersatz m; various coffee substitutes → verschiedene Sorten Kaffee-Ersatz; there’s no substitute for … → es gibt keinen Ersatz für …, … kann man durch nichts ersetzen

adj attr → Ersatz-; substitute drug → Ersatzdroge f

vt to substitute A for B → B durch A ersetzen; (Sport also) → B gegen A austauschen or auswechseln; substitute 3 for X → setze für X 3 ein, substituiere 3 für X

vi to substitute for somebody → jdn vertreten, für jdn einspringen; to substitute for something → etw ersetzen

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substitute [ˈsʌbstɪˌtjuːt]

1. n (person) → sostituto/a; (teacher) → supplente m/f; (thing) → surrogato
coffee substitute → surrogato di caffè
there's no substitute for butter → non c'è niente di meglio del burro

2. vt to substitute sb/sth (for) → sostituire qn/qc (con or a)

3. vi to substitute for sb → sostituire qn

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substitute [ˈsʌbstɪˌtjuːt]

1. n (person) → sostituto/a; (teacher) → supplente m/f; (thing) → surrogato
coffee substitute → surrogato di caffè
there's no substitute for butter → non c'è niente di meglio del burro

2. vt to substitute sb/sth (for) → sostituire qn/qc (con or a)

3. vi to substitute for sb → sostituire qn

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substitute

v substitute [ˈsabstitjuːt]

to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else I substituted your name for mine on the list. vervang يُبَدِّل замествам dosadit; nahradit udskifte med ersetzen αντικαθιστώ, υποκαθιστώ sustituir asendama جانشين كردن panna tilalle substituer לְהַחֲלִיף के स्थान पर रखना, प्रतिस्थापन करना, का स्थान लेना, के स्थान पर काम करना, के बदले में इस्तेमाल करना zamijeniti, nadomjestiti helyettesít menggantikan setja í staðinn sostituire 代用する 대체하다 pakeisti aizvietot; aizstāt ganti vervangen erstatte, sette i stedet zastępować, zamieniać substituir a sub­stitui заменять nahradiť nadomestiti zameniti ersätta, vikariera för เข้าแทนที่ yerine koymak 替代 заміняти قاءم مقام بنانا đặt, dùng ai, cái gì thay thế cái khác 替代

n

a person or thing used or acting instead of another Guesswork is no substitute for investigation; She is not well enough to play in the tennis match, so we must find a substitute; (also adjective ) I was substitute headmaster for a term. vervanger بَديل заместник náhrada; náhradní erstatning; reserve; reserve- der Ersatz; Ersatz-... υποκατάστατο, αντικαταστάτης, αναπληρωτής sustituto asendaja, varu- جانشين korvike, varamies suppléant/-ante; succédané מַחֲלִיף स्थानापन्न, एवज, एवजी, अनुकल्प, आदेश, प्रतिनिधि, प्रतिस्थापी zamjena, nadomjestak helyettes pengganti staðgengill, varamaður sostituto, supplente 代りのもの 대안 pakaitalas; pavaduojantis aizvietotājs; aizstājējs orang gantian plaatsvervangend stedfortreder; erstatning; vara-, vikar substytut, zastępstwo substituto suplinitor; înlocuitor замена náhrada; náhradný nadomestilo; nadomesten zamena ersättare, ersättning, vikarie คนหรือสิ่งที่เข้าแทนที่ yedek, vekil 代替人(物) заступник; заміна قاءم مقام người, vật thay thế 代替人（物）

n substiˈtution

the act of substituting, or process of being substituted. vervanging تَبْديل، إبْدال замяна záměna, náhrada udskiftning; erstatning das Ersetzen αντικατάσταση, υποκατάσταση sustitución asendus جانشيني korvaaminen substitution הַחלָפָה आदेश प्रतिनिधान, आदेश, प्रतिस्थापन, स्थनापत्ति zamjena, zamjenjivanje helyettesítés penggantian skipti sostituzione 代用 대체 pakeitimas aizvietošana; aizstāšana penggantian vervanging erstatning, avløsning, innsetting zastępowanie substituição substituţie замена; замещение zámena, náhrada nadomeščanje zamena ersättande, ersättning การแทน; การแทนที่ yerine koyma, değiştirim 代替 заміна; заміщення قاءم مقام بنانا یا بنایا جانا sự thay thế, sự được thay thế 代替

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substitute → تَبْدِيل, يَحل محل nahradit, náhradník erstatning, erstatte Ersatz, ersetzen υποκαθιστώ, υποκατάστατο sustituir, sustituto korvata joku, sijainen remplaçant, substituer à nadomjestak, nadomjestiti sostituire, sostituto 代用, 代用する 대신하는 사람, 대신하다 plaatsvervanger, vervangen erstatning, erstatte podstawić, substytut substituir, substituto заменитель, заменять ersätta, ersättning แทนที่, คนหรือสิ่งที่เข้าแทนที่ vekalet etmek, yedek cái thay thế, thay thế 替代, 替代品