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verbact as a substitutetype of:
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adjectiveserving or used in place of another
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"The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague" "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"verbbe a substitutetype of:
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"substitute regular milk for fat-free milk"verbput in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
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adjectivecapable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
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nounsomeone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
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nounan athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
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"substitute coffee"adjectiveartificial and inferior
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nouna person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
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change cover match double exchange shift equal replace backup relief sub reserve alternative reduce replacement artificial secondary athlete alter equivalent jock successor peer unreal alternate utility surrogate modify substitution substituting locum interchange reliever deputise supersede supplant deputize retool ersatz succedaneum step in supervene upon fill in stand in subrogate truncate backup man fill-in stand-in compeer locum tenens stunt man stunt woman second-stringer pinch hitter bench warmer