Replace (Verb)
Meaning 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 the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The company will replace the faulty equipment with a new model.
- We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago so that our work runs smoothly.
- He replaced the old printer with a newer, more efficient one.
- The insurance will replace the lost income during her recovery period.
- This family heirloom can never be replaced, as it holds great sentimental value.
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Meaning 2
Put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk for fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 3
Put something back where it belongs; "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".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 4
Take the place or move into the position of; "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".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- Google replaced Apple as the most valuable brand after the company reported strong profits.
- The experienced professional was hired to replace the departing employee as head of the sales department.
- The movie adaptation replaced the original characters with more familiar and well-known actors.
- She was chosen to replace him as the company's spokesperson after the scandal.
- The automated system is about to replace manual data entry as the preferred method for processing customer information.