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"the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"verbput in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
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"replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"verbput something back where it belongs
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"Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left" "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"verbtake the place or move into the position of
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"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"verbsubstitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)type of:
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put place change set follow position lay exchange shift succeed reduce pose replacement substitute alter convert replacing renew modify commute regenerate usurp interchange displace deputise oust supersede supplant preempt deputize retool truncate subrogate put back hang up supervene upon come after step in novate