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substitute

/ substitute /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
Type of:
equivalent
Kinds of:
ersatz successor succedaneum
Derived:
supplant replace supersede supervene upon sub
noun Sense 2
an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out
Type of:
athlete jock
Kinds of:
bench warmer pinch hitter
Has parts:
bench
Derived:
deputize deputise step in sub stand in
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
exchange change interchange
Kinds of:
shift reduce truncate retool subrogate
Derived:
replacement replacing substitution permutation transposition
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
verb Sense 4
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"
Type of:
exchange change interchange
Derived:
stand-in relief reliever backup backup man
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
act as a substitute
"She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
Type of:
supplant replace supersede
Kinds of:
cover
Derived:
deputy surrogate deputy sheriff lieutenant reserve
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 6
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"
Type of:
peer equal match
Kinds of:
locum tenens locum double stunt man stunt woman
Derived:
sub stand in fill in take over relieve
adjective satellite Sense 7
artificial and inferior
"ersatz coffee"
"substitute coffee"
Similar:
artificial unreal
Semantic Complexity
76%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
64
Times Searched
1
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equivalent ersatz successor succedaneum athlete jock bench warmer pinch hitter exchange change interchange shift