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   substitute

   /ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt/

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing acting or serving in place of another: "soya milk is used as a substitute for dairy milk"
   • ▪ a person or thing that becomes the object of love or another emotion which is deprived of its natural outlet: "a father substitute"
   • 2. a sports player nominated as eligible to replace another after a match has begun: "Stewart was the Rovers substitute"
   • 3. a deputy: "a sheriff substitute"

   verb

   • 1. use or add in place of: "dried rosemary can be substituted for the fresh herb" Similar exchangeuse as a replacementswitchreplace withuse instead ofuse as an alternative touse in place ofuse in preference totradeinformal:swap
   • ▪ act or serve as a substitute: "I found someone to substitute for me"
   • ▪ replace (someone or something) with another: "customs officers substituted the drugs with another substance"
   • ▪ replace (an atom or group in a molecule, especially a hydrogen atom) with another: "three of the hydrogen atoms of the methane molecule have been substituted by chlorine, bromine or iodine atoms"
   • 2. replace (a sports player) with a substitute during a match: "he was substituted eleven minutes from time"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a deputy or delegate): from Latin substitutus ‘put in place of’, past participle of substituere, based on statuere ‘set up’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. substitutability noun
   • 2. substitutable adjective
   • 3. substitutive adjective

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   The meaning of SUBSTITUTE is a person or thing that takes the place or function of another. How to use substitute in a sentence.

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   A substitute is someone or something that takes the place of another person or thing. As a verb, to substitute means to make such a switch. Substitute is used in a variety of contexts, but it is perhaps most commonly associated with substitute teachers and players in team sports who

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   A substitute is something that you have or use instead of something else. She is seeking a substitute for the very person whose departure made her cry. ...tests on humans to find a blood substitute made from animal blood. Synonyms: replacement, reserve, equivalent, surrogate More Synonyms of substitute.

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   Something or someone that takes the place of another is said to be a substitute. You may be sent into a game as a substitute for an injured player, or you might substitute chocolate chips for blueberries in a pancake recipe.

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   SUBSTITUTE definition: 1. someone or something that is used instead of another person or thing: 2. to use someone or…. Learn more.

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    noun. /ˈsʌbstəˌtut/. a person or thing that you use or have instead of the one you normally use or have a meat substitute a substitute family substitute for somebody/something Paul's father only saw him as a substitute for his dead brother.

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    Definitions of 'substitute' 1. If you substitute one thing for another, or if one thing substitutes for another, it takes the place or performs the function of the other thing. [...] 2. A substitute is something that you have or use instead of something else. [...] 3.