replace

verbtake the place of; put in place of

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verb take the place of; put in place of

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displace

verb. remove from position of responsibility

Word Origin & History

1590s, "to restore to a previous place or position," from re- "back, again" + place (v.). Meaning "to take the place of" is recorded from 1753; that of "to fill the place of (with something else)" is from 1765. Related: Replaced; replacing.

Example Sentences for replace

When this spirit of citizenship is missing, no government program can replace it.

I must not pretend, then, that I have a system ready to replace all the other systems.

Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will be renamed.

She tried to replace the package of letters exactly as she had found them.

When they are quite dry, take them out, and replace them with others.

I ordered the Ossetes to put my portmanteau into the cart, and to replace the oxen by horses.

With obvious disgust he signed again to the trooper to replace the cover.

Not that you can replace Hilary, but you need solitude to quell your pride.

And the sooner I set about making some more to replace it the better, but I must have help.

The more people one knows the easier it becomes to replace them.

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discharge

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