nnoun.actthe act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of anotherSynset:replacement
Examples:- replacing the star will not be easy
Derivationally Related Form:replace
Hypernyms:commutation exchange substitution
Inherited Hypernyms:replacementsubstitutionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:displacementnovationpitching changesuperseduresupersessionsupplanting
Full Hyponyms:novationpitching changesuperseduresupplanting
vverb.changesubstitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:replacingreplacement
Hypernyms:regenerate renew
Inherited Hypernyms:replaceregeneratere-createmake
Direct Hyponyms:changecommuteconvertexchangenovate
Full Troponyms:breakcapitalizechangelaundernovateovercapitalizerectifyutilize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody PP | Somebody ---s something with something
vverb.socialtake the place or move into the position ofSynset:replace supersede supervene upon supplant
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:replacementsupplantersupersessionsupersedurereplacingsupplanting
Hypernyms:come after follow succeed
Inherited Hypernyms:supplantsucceed
Direct Hyponyms:deputisedeputizedisplaceoustpreemptstep insubstituteusurp
Full Troponyms:coveroustpreemptsubstituteusurp
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.contactput something back where it belongsSynset:put back replace
Examples:- 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
Hypernyms:lay place pose position put set
Inherited Hypernyms:replaceputmove
Direct Hyponyms:hang up
Full Troponyms:hang up
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.possessionput in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent itemsSynset:exchange interchange replace substitute
Examples:- the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt
- substitute regular milk for fat-free milk
- synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning
Derivationally Related Form:substitutereplacementsubstitution
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:substitutechange
Direct Hyponyms:reduceretoolshiftsubrogatetruncate
Full Troponyms:reduceretoolshiftsubrogatetruncate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP | Somebody ---s something with something