English verb: replace | |||
1. | replace (change) substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | regenerate, renew | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | change, change, commute, convert, exchange, novate | ||
Verb group | replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant | ||
2. | replace (social) take the place or move into the position of | ||
Samples | Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left. The computer has supplanted the slide rule. Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school. | ||
Synonyms | supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come after, follow, succeed | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deputise, deputize, displace, oust, preempt, step in, substitute, usurp | ||
Verb group | put back, replace, replace | ||
3. | replace (contact) put something back where it belongs | ||
Samples | Replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it. Please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them. | ||
Synonyms | put back | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hang up | ||
Verb group | replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant | ||
4. | replace (possession) put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items | ||
Samples | The con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt. Substitute regular milk with fat-free milk. Synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning. | ||
Synonyms | exchange, interchange, substitute | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | reduce, retool, shift, subrogate, truncate | ||