replace

Verb

Meaning

To place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like.

To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed.

To supply or substitute an equivalent for; as, to replace a lost document.

To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfull the end or office of.

To put in a new or different place.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

exchange substitute interchange supersede swap switch restore alternate succeed alter renew displace reinstate replenish supplant
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Antonyms

supersede use up put option

Hypernyms

set place change position put follow

Hyponyms

convert change reduce exchange shift substitute

Phrases with the word

impossible to replace replace with

Anagrams

percale

Examples

Your cell phone has already replaced your watch, camera, calendar, and alarm clock. Don't let it replace your family. Source: Internet

No home can replace a father's home... And no heart can replace a mother's heart... Source: Internet

We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love of power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace. William Ewart Gladstone

Don't be stupid to replace wisdom with knowledge because you will lose understanding. African Proverb

For smart people, signs can replace words. Arabic Proverb

He who has not enough wit in the head, should force to replace it in the leg. Hungarian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

repkie Repko REPL replace with replaceability replaceable