substitute

[SubĀ·stitĀ·ute]

To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange.

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One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else

Noun
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another

Noun
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"

Noun
an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out

Verb
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"

Verb
be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"

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Verb
act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

Adjective S.
artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"


n.
One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else

n.
a person who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript or drafted man.

n.
To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange.


Substitute

Sub"stit"ute , n. [L. substitutus, p.p. of substituere to put under, put in the place of; sub under + statuere to put, place: cf. F. substitut. See Statute.] One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else; specifically (Mil.), a person who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript or drafted man.
Hast thou not made me here thy substitute?
Ladies [in Shakespeare's age] . . . wore masks as the sole substitute known to our ancestors for the modern parasol.

Substitute

Sub"stit"ute , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Substituted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Substituting .] [See Substitute, n.] To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange.
Some few verses are inserted or substituted in the room of others.

One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else

To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange.

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Usage Examples

A few years back, when my style was 'punk grandma,' I picked up an amazing pair of sandals - orthopaedic ones, with really thick soles. I've given them away to a friend now, because these days my look is more '1980s substitute teacher gone wild.'

Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.

But there's no substitute for a full-time dad. Dads who are fully engaged with their kids overwhelmingly tend to produce children who believe in themselves and live full lives.

I needed to step away from music because the truth was I couldn't be the dad I wanted to be to my kids. My truth was that I could not reconcile the two worlds - the entertainment world and being the dad I wanted to be in the present. You can't substitute time, you just can't.

However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.

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Other Usage Examples

I will never use a substitute for butter. Margarine is one molecule away from eating plastic. If I'm going to eat that type of food, it's going to be the real deal.

Carry out the republican principle of universal suffrage, or strike it from your banners and substitute 'Freedom and Power to one half of society, and Submission and Slavery to the other.'

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.

Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence.

If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel, you hinder people from getting to reality.

A lot of people seem to want to make the institution of marriage substitute for a real relationship.

I think that my biggest attribute to any success that I have had is hard work. There really is no substitute for working hard.

However, we still have the problem of free travel and movement, since the Travel Documents issued by UNMIK as the substitute to passports, are not fully recognized yet by all countries.

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