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Noun substitute has 3 senses
- substitute, replacement - a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
--1 is a kind of equivalent
--1 has particulars: ersatz; successor; succedaneum
- substitute, reserve - an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out
--2 is a kind of athlete, jock
--2 is a member of bench
--2 has particulars: bench warmer; pinch hitter
- stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in - someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
--3 is a kind of peer, equal, match, compeer
--3 has particulars:
Verb substitute has 3 senses
- substitute, replace - put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"
--1 is one way to exchange, change, interchange
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something
- substitute, sub, stand in, fill in - be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"
--2 is one way to exchange, change, interchange
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- substitute, deputize, deputise, step in - act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
--3 is one way to supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
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