adjective always remaining the same adjective steady and not likely to change adjective not easily changed adjective steady and never changing adjective if something is final, it cannot be changed adjective fixed and not able to be changed phrase used for saying that nothing will change a situation or fact This shows grade level based on the word's complexity. / rɪˈpleɪs / See synonyms for: replace / replaced / replacing on Thesaurus.com This shows grade level based on the word's complexity. verb (used with object), re·placed, re·plac·ing. to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting. to provide a substitute or equivalent in the place of: to replace a broken dish. to restore; return; make good: to replace a sum of money borrowed. to restore to a former or the proper place: to replace the vase on the table. See synonyms for replace on Thesaurus.com SHALL WE PLAY A "SHALL" VS. "SHOULD" CHALLENGE? Should you take this quiz on “shall” versus “should”? It should prove to be a quick challenge! Which form is commonly used with other verbs to express intention? TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT First recorded in 1585–95; re- + place 1. Replace, supersede, supplant refer to putting one thing or person in place of another. To replace is to take the place of, to succeed: Ms. Jones will replace Mr. Smith as president. Supersede implies that that which is replacing another is an improvement: The computer has superseded the typewriter. Supplant implies that that which takes the other's place has ousted the former holder and usurped the position or function, especially by art or fraud: to supplant a former favorite. re·place·a·ble, adjectivere·place·a·bil·i·ty, nounre·plac·er, nounnon·re·place·a·ble, adjective rephrase, repic, repine, repique, repl., replace, replacement, replacement theory, replant, replantation, replay Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022 change, follow, oust, recover, reinstate, restore, succeed, supplant, supply, take over, alter, compensate, displace, mend, patch, reconstitute, recoup, redeem, redress, reestablish
to take the place of; supersedethe manual worker is being replaced by the machine to substitute a person or thing for (another which has ceased to fulfil its function); put in place ofto replace an old pair of shoes to put back or return; restore to its rightful place replaceable, adjectivereplaceability, nounreplacer, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 © 2022 Dictionary.com, LLC |