See Also: replace(medicine)
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replace(dictionary)

replace (iou)



replace verb trans. L16.
[from RE- + PLACE verb, prob. after French remplacer.]
Put back in a previous place or position. (Foll. by in.) L16.
M. Wesley 'Your time is up,' said the operator...Rose replaced the receiver.
Take the place of, become a substitute for, (a person or thing). Freq. in pass. (foll. by by). M18.
M. Frayn The tramping died away and..was replaced by..silence. P. Auster There are always new people to replace the ones who have vanished.
Fill the place of (a person or thing) with or by a substitute. M18.
Scott Fitzgerald Gatsby had dismissed every servant..and replaced them with..others.
b. Provide or find a substitute for (a person or thing). L18.
B. Vine The light bulbs..needed replacing.
replacea'bility noun replaceable quality L19.
replaceable adjective able to be replaced; Chemistry (of a hydrogen atom in an acid) able to be replaced by a base: E19.
replacer noun a person who or thing which replaces another, a substitute L19.