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Substitute
ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt
- a person or thing acting or serving in place of another
"soya milk is used as a substitute for dairy milk"
replacement deputy relief proxy reserve surrogate cover fill-in stand-in standby locum locum tenens understudy stopgap alternative ancillary- a person or thing that becomes the object of love or another emotion which is deprived of its natural outlet
"a father substitute"
- a sports player nominated as eligible to replace another after a match has begun
"Stewart was the Rovers substitute"
- a deputy
"a sheriff substitute"
- use or add in place of
"dried rosemary can be substituted for the fresh herb"
- act or serve as a substitute
"I found someone to substitute for me"
- replace (someone or something) with another
"customs officers substituted the drugs with another substance"
- replace (an atom or group in a molecule, especially a hydrogen atom) with another
"three of the hydrogen atoms of the methane molecule have been substituted by chlorine, bromine or iodine atoms"
- replace (a sports player) with a substitute during a match
"he was substituted eleven minutes from time"