Sekirov Dictionary

substitute

/ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/

verb 5
noun 5
forms 4

verb5

•
To use in place of something else, with the same function.
- I had no shallots so I substituted onion.
•
To use X in place of Y.
- I had to substitute new parts for the old ones.
•
To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.
- I had to substitute old parts with the new ones.
•
To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.
- He was playing poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes
•
To serve as a replacement (for someone or something).
- Accumulation of wealth by this route may substitute for personal saving. — 1987

noun5

•
A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
- Ladies [in William Shakespeare's age], again, universally wore masks as the sole substitute known to our ancestors for the modern parasol; a fact, perhaps, not generally known. — 1840
A substitute teacher.
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A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
- Dean Whitehead opened the scoring shortly after the break with a low finish and substitute Peter Crouch sealed the win with a tap-in. — 2011
(historical) One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.
Abbreviation of substitute good.

forms

substituted · substituting · substitutes · substituteth

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