Substitute
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verb
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noun
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(As a verb)
Substitute ( verb )
- To use or put something or someone in the place of something or someone else.
- To use one thing or person instead of another.
- To change or replace something or someone with something or someone else.
Origin:
Late middle english: from latin substitutus, past participle of substituere "place in turn", from sub- "in place of" + statuere "place".
Examples:
- He substituted sugar for honey in the recipe.
- She substituted her sister for her at the meeting.
- The coach substituted the player.
- The company substituted a new product for the old one.
- The company substituted a cheaper material for the original one.
(As a noun)
Substitute ( noun )
- To use or put something or someone in the place of something or someone else.
- To use one thing or person instead of another.
- To change or replace something or someone with something or someone else.
Origin:
Late middle english: from latin substitutus, past participle of substituere "place in turn", from sub- "in place of" + statuere "place".
Examples:
- He substituted sugar for honey in the recipe.
- She substituted her sister for her at the meeting.
- The coach substituted the player.
- The company substituted a new product for the old one.
- The company substituted a cheaper material for the original one.