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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 take over the place, position, or role of
To take or perform in turns, changing back and forth or in succession
To act for
To replace one person with another
To make a change from one state, form or position to another
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.”
The act of seeking assistance or advice
A person sent or authorized to officially represent others
The replacement of one thing for another
Substitute teacher
One ranked below, and typically employed to assist, a senior person
An object designed to serve as a substitute for the real or usual one
The ability to solve difficult problems, often in original, clever, and inventive ways
A nicer word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt
A word whose meaning is the same, or very similar, as that of another word
Someone or something replaces another
A person or thing that is equal to or corresponds with another
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
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
Having been exchanged with another in its place
In reference to an alternative option
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