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Synonyms
sub·sti·tute (sŭb́stĭ-tōōt́, -tyōōt́)

[Middle English, from Old French substitut, from Latin substitūtus past participle of substituere, to substitute, sub-, in place of; see sub–, + statuere, to cause to stand.]

noun 

  1. One that takes the place of another; a replacement: “Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality” (Barbara Grizzuti Harrison)
  2. Grammar A word or construction used in place of another word, phrase, or clause.

verb: -tut·ed, -tut·ing, -tutes. 

transitive verb 

  1. To put or use (a person or thing) in place of another: “substituting moral power for physical force” (Elizabeth Cady Stanton)
  2. Chemistry To replace (one or more elements or radicals in a compound) by other elements or radicals.

intransitive verb 

To take the place of another: “Only art can substitute for nature” (Leonard Bernstein)

derivatives

sub́sti·tut́a·biĺit·y
noun
sub́sti·tut́a·ble
adjective