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- pronunciation:
- rih
pleIs
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
replaces, replacing, replaced |
| definition 1: |
When you replace a thing, you put a new thing it its place.
Harley replaced the batteries in his alarm clock with new ones.- similar words:
- substitute
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| definition 2: |
When someone replaces a person, they take the place of that person. When one thing replaces another thing, it takes its place.
After Camden got injured, Josh replaced him in the game.Mrs. Johnson replaced Mrs. Alvarez as the school principal this year.The car replaced the horse and carriage in the twentieth century.- similar words:
- fill in for, relieve, substitute for, succeed
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| definition 3: |
When you replace tools after using them, you put the tools back in the same place as before you used them.
When Anita and her dad finished raking the lawn, they replaced their rakes in the garage.- synonyms:
- put back, return
- antonyms:
- remove
- similar words:
- restore
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| related words: |
shift |
| derivations: |
replaceable (adj.), replaceability (n.) |
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