substitute

  • 31substitute — substitutable, adj. substitutability, n. substituter, n. substitutingly, adv. substitution, n. substitutional, substitutionary /sub sti tooh sheuh ner ee, tyooh /, adj …

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  • 32substitute — 1. verb a) To use in place of something else, with the same function. I had no shallots so I substituted onion. b) In the phrase substitute X for Y , to use X in place of Y. I had to substitute new parts for the old ones. 2. noun a) A r …

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  • 33SUBSTITUTE — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index noun acting, actor, change, compensation, copy, embodiment, example, flag1, makeshift, place, relief, representative …

    English dictionary for students

  • 34substitute — sub·sti·tute || sÊŒbstɪtuːt / tjuːt v. replace, exchange, interchange, put in the place of another; take the place of another n. replacement, person or thing that takes the place of another adj. of or pertaining to a substitute, acting as a… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 35substitute — 1. noun substitutes for permanent employees Syn: replacement, deputy, relief, proxy, reserve, surrogate, cover, stand in, understudy; informal sub 2. adjective a substitute teacher Syn: acting, replacement, deputy …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 36substitute — sub•sti•tute [[t]ˈsʌb stɪˌtut, ˌtyut[/t]] n. v. tut•ed, tut•ing, adj. 1) a person or thing acting or serving in place of another 2) amh. mil (formerly) a person who, for payment, served in an army or navy in the place of a conscript 3) gram. a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37substitute — n. & v. n. 1 a (also attrib.) a person or thing acting or serving in place of another. b an artificial alternative to a natural substance (butter substitute). 2 Sc. Law a deputy. v. 1 intr. & tr. (often foll. by for) act or cause to act as a… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 38substitute — Synonyms and related words: additional, advocate, agent, alter ego, alternate, alternative, amicus curiae, analogy, another, attorney, backup, backup man, bit player, champion, change, change for, changeling, commute, comparison, compound for,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 39substitute —  should be followed only by for. You substitute one thing for another. If you find yourself following the word with by or with or any other preposition, you should choose another verb …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 40substitute —    should be followed only by for. You substitute one thing for another. If you find yourself following the word with by or with or any other preposition, you should choose another verb …

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