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replace en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ɹɪˈpleɪs/
• (US) audio
• /ɹɪˈplæɪs/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English place English replace From re- + place.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.
   • Network Rail doesn't expect the line through Carmont to open for around a month, as it faces the mammoth task of recovering the two power cars and four coaches from ScotRail's wrecked train, repairing bridge 325, stabilising earthworks around the landslip, and replacing the track. 2020 August 26, “Network News: Mid-September before line reopens, says Network Rail”, in Rail, page 10:
   • The earl...was replaced in his government. 1622, Francis Bacon, History of the Reign of King Henry VII:
   • When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.
2. (transitive) 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. 1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:
3. (transitive) To supply or substitute an equivalent with.
   • The batteries were dead so I replaced them.
   • I replaced my car with a newer model.
   • 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. 2012 September 20, Andrew Brown, “Archbishop of Canterbury succession race begins in earnest”, in The Guardian (online):
4. (transitive) To take over the position or role from.
   • Perplexed, Wheeler continues to play for a moment or two, keeping to his own internal time. But after another moment it becomes clear that something is wrong, something which everybody can see but him. He steals a glance up from his instrument, and finds that Luján is staring at him. In fact, every musician in the orchestra is staring at him, all of them wearing the same expression of stony, barely-contained ang— They've been replaced. 2019 April 10, qntm, “CASE HATE RED”, in There Is No Antimemetics Division, →ISBN, page 137:
5. (transitive) To take the place of; to be used instead of.
   • This duty of right intention does not replace or supersede the duty of consideration. 1845, William Whewell, The Elements of Morality: Including Polity:
   • This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier.
   • 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 1974, Gloria Scott, “Just as Long as We're Together”:
6. (transitive) To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.
7. (rare, transitive) To place again.
   • During the bench press, it is prohibited in any federation to lift your butt from contact with the bench after you have started a bona fide attempt to perform the lift. Once you unrack the bar and begin descending it to your chest, your butt must stay in contact with the bench until you replace the bar on the rack. 2022 February 2, Adam Gardner, “Why Do Powerlifters Wear Singlets? (5 Reasons Explained)”, in Avi Silberberg, editor, Powerlifting Technique:
8. (rare, transitive) To put in a new or different place.

Forms

Deriveds

replacee · replacing switch · search and replace · underreplace · replacism · replaceability · replacement · unreplaced · replacist · replacer · overreplace · replacive · global search and replace · replaceable

Relateds

eliminate

Synonyms

exchange (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · swap

Translations (114)

az dəyişdirmək (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · la repono (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · cmn 更換 /更换 (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · ca reemplaçar (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · el αντικαθιστώ (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · it sostituire (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · ota تعویض ایتمك (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · ka ჩაანაცვლებს (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · vi thay thế (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · bg замествам (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · pl zamieniać (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · ru заменя́ть (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · es reemplazar (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · ru замести́ть (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · el ανατοποθετώ (to restore or return to a previous location) · mi rīwhi (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · nb erstatte (to take the place of; to be used instead of) · ko 대신하다 (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · sv byta ut (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · ht ranplase (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · da skifte ud (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · bg заме́ням (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · io rilokizar (to restore or return to a previous location) · pl odłożyć (to restore or return to a previous location) · mi whakahoki (to restore or return to a previous location) · ru замени́ть (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · ro înlocui (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · mi āki (to restore or return to a previous location) · th เปลี่ยน (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · uk заміни́ти (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · bg връщам (to restore or return to a previous location) · pl zastąpić (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · hu visszarak (to restore or return to a previous location) · es remplazar (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · mi whakakapi (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · nn erstatta (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · hu megtérít (to refund; to repay; to pay back) · nn erstatte (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · nb erstatte (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · sh zamijeniti (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · nb bytte ut (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · hu lecserél (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · az əvəz etmək (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · fa جایگزین کردن (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · hu visszafizet (to refund; to repay; to pay back) · nn avløyse (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · ka გამოცვლის (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · it rimpiazzare (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · ko 교체하다 (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · ms mengganti (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · et asendama (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · ar بَدَّلَ (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · uk замі́нювати (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · oc remplaçar (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · cmn 取代 (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · hu felvált (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · bg заме́ням (to take the place of; to be used instead of) · de zurückstellen (to restore or return to a previous location) · be замяня́ць (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · nl vervangen (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · ko 대체하다 (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · pt substituir (to restore or return to a previous location) · uk заміня́ти (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · ka შეანაცვლებს (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · hu cserél (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · crh avuştırmaq (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · es mover el banquillo (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · hu helyére lép (to take over the position or role from) · cmn 替代 (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · nb erstatte (to take over the position or role from) · ru замеща́ть (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · da udskifte (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · cmn 交替 (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · bg заме́ням (to take over the position or role from) · fi korvata (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · eo anstataŭi (to take over the position or role from) · nb avløse (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · pl zastępować (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · sv ersätta (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · fr remplacer (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · hu kicserél (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · th แทนที่ (to take the place of; to be used instead of) · pt substituir (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · cmn 撤換 /撤换 (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · hu visszatesz (to restore or return to a previous location) · hu pótol (to refund; to repay; to pay back) · hu helyébe lép (to take over the position or role from) · sv byta (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · nb avløyse (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · pl odkładać (to restore or return to a previous location) · ro substitui (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · mk заменува (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · sv byta mot (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · pl zamienić (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · eo remeti (to restore or return to a previous location) · eo anstataŭigi (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · da erstatte (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · he הֶחְלִיף (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · io substitucar (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · be замяні́ць (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · hu átveszi a helyét (to take over the position or role from) · yi פֿאַרבײַטן (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · ar اِسْتَبْدَلَ (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · it riporre (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · la substituo (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · cs nahradit (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · de ersetzen (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · nrf rempliaichi (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · cmn 代替 (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · hu felvált (to take the place of; to be used instead of) · ka შეცვლის (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · io ripozar (to restore or return to a previous location) · enm translaten (to supply or substitute an equivalent for) · ja 取り換える (to supply or substitute an equivalent for)