Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
"He replaced the old razor blade"
"We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"
"the insurance will replace th"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Something ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
verb
Sense 2
"replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"
"please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"
Kinds of:
hang up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 3
"the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"
"substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
verb
Sense 4
"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"
Verb group:
put back
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
85%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
49
Times Searched
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