To use or add in place of
“This is the basic method to almost any meat-based curry, where you can substitute the chicken with beef, lamb or pork.”
To act or serve as a substitute
“Rick will substitute for me as manager of the department while I'm on leave.”
To act for
To replace one person with another
Take over the place, position, or role of
To make a transition or change
Take turns, change back and forth
To be a symbol or embodiment of
A person or thing acting or serving in place of another
“The class was on Evangelism, normally taught by Dr. Scarborough, but on this day he had to be away and his substitute was a prohibition speaker named Carson Taylor.”
A means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral
A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
The replacement of one thing for another
Substitute teacher
A prototype or mock-up, especially of a book or the layout of a page
The ability to cope with difficult situations, or unusual problems
A word whose meaning is the same, or very similar, as that of another word
The next heir in order or succession
One who represents, behaves as, or is regarded as equivalent to a father for another person or group of people
An alternative route for use by traffic when the usual road is temporarily closed
A person or thing that is equal to or corresponds with another in value, amount, function, meaning, etc
Acting as a substitute or surrogate for another
“She worked for a while as a substitute teacher.”
Made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
“At year's end, chemists were predicting that substitute wools for suits and overcoats would soon be commonplace.”
Of or pertaining to the near or immediate future
Acting as an interim and temporary measure
Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person
Of or pertaining to euphemism
Equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc
In reference to an alternative option
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