replace

Plural: replace, replaced

Verb

• 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"
• take the place or move into the position of
  • "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"
  • "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
• put something back where it belongs
  • "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"
• put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
  • "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"
• To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.
• To refund; to repay; to pay back.
• To supply or substitute an equivalent with.
• To take over the position or role from.
• To take the place of; to be used instead of.
• To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.
• To place again.
• To put in a new or different place.
• -PLACED, -PLACING, -PLACES to take the place of

Examples

• "I replaced my car with a newer model."
• "The batteries were dead so I replaced them."
• "This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier."
• "When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset."
• "You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning."

Synonyms

exchange, interchange, put back, substitute, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, swap

Related Words

eliminate