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Definition of Substitute

1. Adjective. Capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team. "A utility infielder"

2. Verb. Put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items. "Synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"

3. Noun. A person or thing that takes or can take the place of another.

4. Adjective. Serving or used in place of another. "An alternative plan"

5. Verb. Be a substitute. "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"

6. Noun. An athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced.

7. Adjective. Artificial and inferior. "Substitute coffee"

8. Verb. Act as a substitute. "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

9. Noun. Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult). "We need extra employees for summer fill-ins"

Definition of Substitute

1. n. One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else

2. v. t. To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange.

Definition of Substitute

1. Verb. (transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) In the phrase "substitute X for Y", to use X in place of Y. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) In the phrase "substitute X with/by Y", to use Y in place of X. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive sports) To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place. ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive) To serve as a replacement (for someone or something) ¹

6. Noun. A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose. ¹

7. Noun. (context: sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Substitute

1. [v -TUTED, -TUTING, -TUTES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Substitute

substatutes substaunce substellar substellate substem substems substep substeps substernal substile

substiles substituent substituents substitutability substitutable substitute (current term) substitute(a) substituted substitutes substitutes' bench

substitutes' benches substituting substitution substitution cipher substitution ciphers substitution code substitution of attorney substitution reaction substitutional

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