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substitute
('s/@/bst/I/,t/u/t )

noun (n)

  • a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    replacement
    source: wordnet30
  • an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    reserve, second-stringer
    source: wordnet30
  • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in
    source: wordnet30
  • One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    utility
    source: wordnet30
  • serving or used in place of another(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    alternate, alternative
    source: wordnet30
  • artificial and inferior(adj.all)
    Example:
    Substitute coffee.
    Synonym:
    ersatz
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Substitute regular milk with fat-free milk.
    Synonym:
    exchange, interchange, replace
    source: wordnet30
  • be a substitute(verb.possession)
    Example:
    The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague.
    The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet.
    Synonym:
    fill in, stand in, sub
    source: wordnet30
  • act as a substitute(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    deputise, deputize, step in
    source: wordnet30
  • To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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