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replace
verb re·place \ri-ˈplās\
: to be used instead of (something)
: to do the job or duty of (someone)
: to put someone or something new in the place or position of (someone or something)
Full Definition of REPLACE
transitive verb
1
: to restore to a former place or position <replace cards in a file>
2
: to take the place of especially as a substitute or successor
3
: to put something new in the place of <replace a worn carpet>
— re·place·able \-ˈplā-sə-bəl\ adjective
— re·plac·er noun
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First Known Use of REPLACE
1595
Synonym Discussion of REPLACE
replace, displace, supplant, supersede mean to put out of a usual or proper place or into the place of another. replace implies a filling of a place once occupied by something lost, destroyed, or no longer usable or adequate <replaced the broken window>. displace implies an ousting or dislodging <war had displaced thousands>. supplant implies either a dispossessing or usurping of another's place, possessions, or privileges or an uprooting of something and its replacement with something else <was abruptly supplanted in her affections by another>. supersede implies replacing a person or thing that has become superannuated, obsolete, or otherwise inferior <the new edition supersedes all previous ones>.
Rhymes with REPLACE
abase, airspace, Alsace, ambsace, apace, backspace, best-case, biface, birthplace, blackface, boldface, bookcase, bootlace, braincase, briefcase, clubface, crankcase, cyclase, debase, deface, disgrace, displace, dogface, doughface, efface, embrace, emplace, encase, enchase, enlace, erase, euclase, firebase, fireplace, footpace, footrace, foreface, freebase, gyrase, half-space, hard case, headspace, hydrase, Jerez, kinase, lactase, lightface, lipase, lyase, maltase, manes, millrace, milreis, misplace, mutase, notecase, null-space, nutcase, outface, outpace, outrace, paleface, postface, Quilmes, scapegrace, shoelace, showcase, showplace, slipcase, smearcase, someplace, staircase, subbase, subspace, suitcase, tailrace, tenace, typeface, ukase, unbrace, unlace, watchcase, wheelbase, whey-face, whiteface, workplace, worst-case
REPLACEABLE Defined for Kids
replace
verb re·place \ri-ˈplās\
re·placedre·plac·ing
Definition of REPLACE for Kids
1
: to put back in a former or proper place <Please replace your book on the shelf.>
2
: to take the place of <DVDs have replaced videotape.>
3
: to put something new in the place of <I'll gladly replace the broken dish.>
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