replace

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.

   To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.

   • When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.
   • The earl...was replaced in his government.
2. 2

   To refund

   To refund; to repay; to pay back.

   • You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning.
   • 'Of course I should like to replace the damage,' said the delinquent.
3. 3

   To supply or substitute an equivalent with.

   • I replaced my car with a newer model.
   • The batteries were dead so I replaced them.
   • Next Wednesday, four women and 15 men on the Crown Nominations Commission will gather for two days of prayer and horsetrading to replace Rowan Williams as archbishop of Canterbury.
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   1. 4

      To take over the position or role from.

   2. 5

      To take the place of

      To take the place of; to be used instead of.

      • This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier.
      • This duty of right intention does not replace or supersede the duty of consideration.
      • So my love, I dare say to you / Let's hold on fast to a love that's really true / The thought of losing you could never be erased / The love that I once knew could never be replaced
   3. 6

      To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.

   4. 7

      To place again.

   5. 8

      To put in a new or different place.

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