replace

Meaning

1. (transitive) To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.
2. (transitive) To refund; to repay; to pay back.
3. (transitive) To supply or substitute an equivalent with.
4. (transitive) To take over the position or role from.
5. (transitive) To take the place of; to be used instead of.
6. (transitive) To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.
7. (rare, transitive) To place again.
8. (rare, transitive) To put in a new or different place.

Synonyms

substitute

change

exchange

take the place of

substitute for

supersede

supplant

put back

displace

renew

replacement

swap

switch

succeed

shift

interchange

relieve

give back

take turns

supercede

𐑉𐐨𐐹𐑊𐐩𐑅

trade

switch over

convert

stand in for

restore

replenish

deputize

transfer

supervene upon

commute

exchange for

pinch-hit

supply

make up for

repair

reinstate

relay

act for

refill

spell

swop

imitate

have down

deport

for

cover

compensate

fill in

fill

Translations

remplacer

sostituire

ersetzen

reemplazar

austauschen

substituir

sustituir

substituer

rimpiazzare

échanger

wechseln

vervangen

auswechseln

αντικαθιστώ

cambiar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈpleɪs/

Etymology

From re- + place.