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substitute

/'səbstɪ,tut/

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verb
act as a substitute
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deputise deputize step in

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supersede supervene upon supplant replace
adjective
serving or used in place of another
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alternate alternative secondary
verb
be a substitute
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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"

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fill in stand in sub

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change interchange exchange
verb
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
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"substitute regular milk for fat-free milk"

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exchange interchange replace

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modify alter change
adjective
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
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utility secondary
noun
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
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backup backup man fill-in relief reliever stand-in

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match peer equal compeer
noun
an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
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reserve second-stringer

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athlete jock
adjective
artificial and inferior
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"substitute coffee"

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ersatz unreal artificial
noun
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
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replacement

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equivalent

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