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substitute
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[ verb ] put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
Synonyms Examples "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt" "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)Substitute approved objects for forbidden ones and keep telling him how he is to act . (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)Prednisone , 30 mg. daily , was substituted for triamcinolone from Nov. 22 until Dec. 1 , 1958 , without any improvement in the weakness . Related terms exchange reduce shift retool truncate subrogate replacement commutation |
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[ noun ] a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
Synonyms Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)She should offer substitutes for the temptations which seem overwhelmingly desirable to the child . Toys he has can be made to act_as substitutes for family temptations such_as refrigerator and gas_stove . (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)As a substitute for this , organic fertilizer dissolved in water to half the strength in the directions , may be used . Then they were given 1_2 to 1 - 1_2 avocados per day as a substitute for part of their dietary fat consumption . (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)One solution is the acquisition of degrees in education but it is a poor substitute . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be a substitute
Examples "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague" "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" Used in print (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)The evidence shows that fake therapeutic machines , substituted for valid medical cures , have hastened the deaths of thousands . (Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)Calcium_hydride was substituted for * * f as a drying_agent for carbon_tetrachloride . (Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)Such was the impromptu that Voltaire gave to howls of laughter at Sans_Souci and that was soon circulated in manuscript throughout the literary circles of Europe , to be printed sometime later , but with the name of Timon_of_Athens , the famous misanthrope , substituted for that of Rousseau . (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)Cardboard noisemakers , substitutes for the unavailable tin models , were being hawked and bought at makeshift stands every few yards along Broadway , and one 's ears were continually serenaded by the horns ' rasps and bleats . |
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[ adjective ] being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team
Synonyms Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)When the detective left , Andrus phoned his secretary to cancel his work and to advise the network to get a substitute director for his current project . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] artificial and inferior
Examples "ersatz coffee" "coffee substitute" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (sport) an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out
Synonyms Related terms |
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[ noun ] someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
Examples "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes" "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" Related terms |
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