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re·place

 (rĭ-plās′)
tr.v.re·placed,re·plac·ing,re·plac·es
1.
a. To put back into a former position or place:replaced the sofa after vacuuming.
b. To restore or return:replaced the money he had stolen.
2. To take the place of:Jets have largely replaced propeller planes. Nurse practitioners are replacing doctors in some clinics.
3. To fill the place of; provide a substitute for:replaced the team's coach; replaced the wall-to-wall carpeting with hardwood floors. See Usage Note at substitute.
re·place′a·ble adj.
re·plac′er n.
Synonyms: replace, supersede, supplant
These verbs mean to put someone or something in the place of another. Toreplace is to be or to furnish an equivalent or substitute, especially for one that has been lost, depleted, worn out, or discharged:"We can learn to replace turbulent passions with peaceful emotions" (Margaret Visser).
Tosupersede is to replace one person or thing by another held to be more valuable or useful, or less antiquated:"In our island the Latin appears never to have superseded the old Gaelic speech" (Thomas Macaulay).
Supplant often suggests the use of intrigue or underhanded tactics to take another's place:"The rivaling poor Jones, and supplanting him in her affections, added another spur to his pursuit" (Henry Fielding).
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

replace

(rɪˈpleɪs)
vb (tr)
1.to take the place of; supersede:the manual worker is being replaced by the machine.
2.to substitute a person or thing for (another which has ceased to fulfil its function); put in place of:to replace an old pair of shoes.
3.to put back or return; restore to its rightful place
reˈplaceableadj
reˌplaceaˈbilityn
reˈplacern
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

re•place

(rɪˈpleɪs)

v.t.-placed, -plac•ing.
1. to assume the function of; substitute for: to replace gas lights with electric lights.
2. to provide a substitute for: to replace a broken dish.
3. to return; make good: to replace borrowed money.
4. to restore to the proper place.
[1585–95]
re•place′a•ble,adj.
re•place`a•bil′i•ty,n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

replace


Past participle:replaced
Gerund:replacing

Imperative
replace
replace
Present
I replace
you replace
he/she/it replaces
we replace
you replace
they replace
Preterite
I replaced
you replaced
he/she/it replaced
we replaced
you replaced
they replaced
Present Continuous
I am replacing
you are replacing
he/she/it is replacing
we are replacing
you are replacing
they are replacing
Present Perfect
I have replaced
you have replaced
he/she/it has replaced
we have replaced
you have replaced
they have replaced
Past Continuous
I was replacing
you were replacing
he/she/it was replacing
we were replacing
you were replacing
they were replacing
Past Perfect
I had replaced
you had replaced
he/she/it had replaced
we had replaced
you had replaced
they had replaced
Future
I will replace
you will replace
he/she/it will replace
we will replace
you will replace
they will replace
Future Perfect
I will have replaced
you will have replaced
he/she/it will have replaced
we will have replaced
you will have replaced
they will have replaced
Future Continuous
I will be replacing
you will be replacing
he/she/it will be replacing
we will be replacing
you will be replacing
they will be replacing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been replacing
you have been replacing
he/she/it has been replacing
we have been replacing
you have been replacing
they have been replacing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been replacing
you will have been replacing
he/she/it will have been replacing
we will have been replacing
you will have been replacing
they will have been replacing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been replacing
you had been replacing
he/she/it had been replacing
we had been replacing
you had been replacing
they had been replacing
Conditional
I would replace
you would replace
he/she/it would replace
we would replace
you would replace
they would replace
Past Conditional
I would have replaced
you would have replaced
he/she/it would have replaced
we would have replaced
you would have replaced
they would have replaced
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.replace - 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"
exchange,convert,commute,change - exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
change - remove or replace the coverings of; "Father had to learn how to change the baby"; "After each guest we changed the bed linens"
novate - replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one
regenerate,renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"
supercede,supersede,supervene upon,supplant,replace - 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"
2.replace - 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"
replace - 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"
put back,replace - 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"
deputise,deputize,step in,substitute - act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
displace,preempt - take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"
usurp - take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"
oust - remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter"
come after,succeed,follow - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
3.replace - 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"
hang up - put a telephone receiver back in its cradle
lay,place,put,set,position,pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
supercede,supersede,supervene upon,supplant,replace - 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"
4.replace - put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
alter,change,modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
shift - move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"
reduce - simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
truncate - replace a corner by a plane
retool - provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools
subrogate - substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

replace

verb
1.take the place of,follow,succeed,oust,take over from,supersede,supplant,stand in lieu of,fill (someone's) shoesor boots,step into (someone's) shoesor bootsthe man who deposed and replaced him
2.substitute,change,exchange,switch,swap,commuteReplace that liquid with salt, sugar and water.
3.put back,return,restore,return to its placeReplace the caps on the bottles.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

replace

verb
1.To put (someone) in the possession of a prior position or office:
2.To substitute for or fill the place of:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يَسْتَبْدِليَسْتَبْدِلُيُعيدُ الشَّيء إلى مكانِه
nahraditvyměnitvrátit
erstattelægge tilbageudskifte
asendama
korvatasyrjäyttää
zamijeniti
kicserél
setja aftur á sinn staîskipta um; koma í staîinn fyrir
取って代わる
대신하다
kas pavaduojapakeičiamas
aizstātatlikt atpakaļnomainīt
dati nazajnadomestiti
byta ut
แทนที่
thay thế

replace

[rɪˈpleɪs]VT
1. (=put back) →volver a colocar
replace the cap after use →vuelva acolocar latapadespués de usarlo
he replaced the letter in his pocket →sevolvió ameter lacartaen elbolsillo
to replace thereceiver →colgar (el auricular)
2. (=get replacement for) [+object] →reponer; [+person] →sustituir,reemplazar
the body has to replace lost fluid →elcuerpotiene quereponer loslíquidosperdidos
we will replace the broken glasses →repondremosorpagaremos losvasosrotos
they are not going to replace her when she leaves →cuando sevaya novan sustituirlaor reemplazarla, novan aponer a nadieen su lugar cuando sevaya
3. (=put in place of)to replace sthwith sth →sustituir algo por algo
the airline is replacing its DC10s with Boeing 747s →lacompañía aérea estásustituyendo los DC10 por Boeings 747
to replace sbwith sth/sb →sustituir a algn por algo/algn,reemplazar a algn poror con algo/algn
many workers are being replaced by machines →estánsustituyendo a muchostrabajadores pormáquinas, estánreemplazando a muchostrabajadores poror conmáquinas
4. (=take the place of) [+thing] →sustituir; [+person] →sustituir,reemplazar
chopped chives can replace the parsley →elperejilse puedesustituir porcebolletaspicadas
he replaced Evans as managing director →sustituyóorreemplazó a Evansen elpuesto dedirectorgerente
nobody could ever replace him in my heart →nadie podrá jamásocupar sulugar en micorazón
5. (=change) →cambiar
the battery needs replacing →hay quecambiar lapila
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

replace

[rɪˈpleɪs]vt
(=put back) →remettre,replacer
He replaced the book on the shelf →Il areplacé lelivre sur l'étagère., Il aremis lelivre sur l'étagère.
Replace the caps on the bottles →Remettez lesbouchons sur lesbouteilles.
"replace the receiver" →"raccrochez"
(=take the place of) →remplacer
to replace sth with sth →remplacer qch avec qch
to replace sb/sth as sth →remplacer qn/qch comme qch
(=get new version of) →remplacer
If anything gets broken, I will replace it →Siquelque choseestcassé, je leremplacerai.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

replace

vt
(= put back) →zurücksetzen; (on end, standing up) →zurückstellen; (on its side, flat) →zurücklegen;toreplace the receiver (Telec) →(den Hörer)auflegen
(= provide or be substitute for)person, thing, ingredient, goods (temporarily) →vertreten;the boss hasreplaced Smith with Jones →derChef hatSmith durchJonesersetzt
(= renew)components, parts →austauschen,ersetzen
(Comput)text etc →ersetzen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

replace

[rɪˈpleɪs]vt
a. (put back) →rimettere (a posto) (Telec) (receiver) →riattaccare
b. (get replacement for, take the place of)to replace (by, with) →rimpiazzare (con),sostituire (con)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

replace

(rəˈpleis) verb
1. to put, useetc (a person, thingetc), or to be put, usedetc, in place of another.I must replace that broken lock;He replaced the cup he broke with a new one;Cars have replaced horses as the normal means of transport. vervang يَسْتَبْدِل заменям substituir vyměnit, nahraditersetzen udskifte; erstatteαντικαθιστώsustituir asendama عوض کردن؛ جایگزین کردن korvataremplacer לְהַחֲלִיף बदले में रखना, हटाना zamijeniti, nadomjestiti helyettesít, kicserél; pótol; kivált mengganti skipta um; koma í staðinn fyrirsostituire 取り換える 대신하다 pakeisti nomainīt; aizstāt meletakkanvervangenerstattewymienić,zastąpić بيرته په ځاى كول، په ځاى ايښودل، عوض كول: نيمګړتياپوره كول، سنبالول، تبديلول substituir a înlocuiзаменять vymeniť, nahradiť nadomestiti zameniti ersätta แทนที่değiştirmek 更換，替換 заміняти کسی چیز کو تبدیل کرنا thay thế 更换，替换
2. to put (something) back where it was.Please replace the books on the shelves. vervang, sit terug يُعيدُ الشَّيء إلى مكانِه връщам repor vrátit wieder hinstellen sætte tilbage; lægge tilbage ξαναβάζω devolver a su sitio, volver a poner/colocar tagasi panema سر جای خود گذاشتن palauttaa takaisin paikalleenreplacer לְהַחֲזִיר לַמָקוֹם निश्चित स्थान पर रखना, के बदले प्रयोग में लाना vratiti na mjesto visszatesz mengembalikan setja (e-ð) aftur á sinn staðrimettere 元に戻す 돌려주다 padėti atgal atlikt atpakaļ mengembalikanterugzetten sette/legge på plass umieścić z powrotem بيرته په ځاى كول voltar a colocar a pune la loc ставить/класть на место vrátiť dati nazaj vratiti återställa นำมาไว้ที่เดิม yerine koymak 放回原處 повертати کسی شے کو اپنی جگہ پر رکھنا đặt lại chỗ cũ 把...放回（原处）
reˈplaceable adjective
vervangbaar مُمْكِن إستِبْداله، مُمْكِن إعادته إلى مكانِه заменим substituível vyměnitelnýersetzbar udskiftelig που μπορεί να αντικατασταθείsustituible asendatav قابل تعویض vaihdettavaremplaçable שֶׁנִיתָן לְהַחלִיפוֹ प्रतिस्थापन nadomjestiv, naknadiv helyettesíthető, pótolható bisa diganti sem hægt er að skipta umsostituibile 替えられる 대신할 수 있는 pakeičiamas nomaināms; aizstājams boleh ditukarkanvervangbaar som kan byttes/erstattes możliwy do zastąpienia بيرته په ځاى كول substituível înlocuibil заменяемый vymeniteľný nadomestljiv zamenljiv möjlig att ersätta (återställa) ซึ่งแทนที่ได้değiştirilebilir 可替換的 замінний قابل بدل có thể thay thế可替换的
reˈplacement noun
I must find a replacement for my secretary – she's leaving next week. vervanging بَديل، إسْتِبْدال замяна substituto náhrada der Ersatz erstatning; efterfølgerαντικατάσταση,αντικαταστάτηςsustituto asendaja جایگزینی seuraaja remplaçant/-anteמחליף पुन:स्थापन nadomještaj, zamjena helyettes; utód pengganti afleysing, staðgenill (sostituto) 代わり 교체자 pakeitimas, kas pavaduoja aizvietotājs; aizstājējs penukaranvervangingerstatning;reservezastępstwo په ځاى كول، بدلون، تبديلىsubstituto înlocuitorзамена náhrada nadomestilo zamena ersättning, ersättare การทำหน้าที่แทนvekil, yeni birisi 替換(者或物) заміщення, заміна بدل sự thay thế 替换的人（物），替代品代替者
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

replace

→يَسْتَبْدِلُ vyměnit erstatteersetzenαντικαθιστώreemplazar syrjäyttääremplacer zamijenitisostituire 取って代わる 대신하다vervangenerstattezastąpićsubstituirзаменять byta ut แทนที่yerini almak thay thế取代
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

replace

v. reemplazar, reponer, substituir.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

replace

vt reemplazar, sustituir (V. tambiénsubstitute.)
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.


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