6. substitute to replace (one or moreelements or groups in a chemical compound) by other elements or groups.
7. (v.i.)substitute to act as a substitute.
8. (adj.)substitute of or pertaining to a substitute or substitutes.
9. substitute composed of substitutes.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L substitūtus, ptp. of substituere to put in place of =sub-sub - +-stituere, comb. form of statuere to set up, erect (cf. statue ))
Definition of 'substitute'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)substitute, replacement a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
2. (noun)substitute, reserve, second-stringer an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
3. (adj)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"
4. (adj)utility(a), substitute(a) capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team "a utility infielder"
5. (adj)alternate, alternative, substitute serving or used in place of another "an alternative plan"
6. (verb)ersatz, substitute artificial and inferior "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"
7. (verb)substitute, replace, interchange, exchange 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"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
8. (verb)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"
9. (verb)substitute, deputize, deputise, step in act as a substitute "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
1. (verb)substitute to use sth or be used instead of another I substituted maple syrup for honey in the recipe.; They substituted Jones for Gonzalez in the second half.; Gonzalez substituted for Jones.; the substitution of energy-saving light bulbs for regular ones; There were several substitutions during the game.
2. (noun)substitute sb or sth that is used instead of another The teacher was sick, so we had a substitute.; The plastic was used as a substitute for wood or metal.
Definition of 'substitute'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)substitute one who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else
2. (noun)substitute a person who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript or drafted man
3. (noun)substitute to put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange
Definitions of substitute 
Afrikaans: vervang
Arabic: يُبَدِّل
Bulgarian: замествам
Brazilian: substituir
Czech: dosadit; nahradit
German: ersetzen
Danish: udskifte med
Greek: αντικαθιστώ, υποκαθιστώ
Spanish: sustituir
Estonian: asendama
Farsi: جانشين كردن
Finnish: korvata
French: substituer
Hebrew: לְהַחֲלִיף
Hindi: के स्थान पर रखना, प्रतिस्
Croatian: zamijeniti, nadomjestiti
Hungarian: helyettesít
Indonesian: menggantikan
Icelandic: setjaí staðinn
Italian: sostituire
Japanese: 代用する
Korean: 대체하다
Lithuanian: pakeisti
Latvian: aizvietot; aizstāt
Malay: ganti
Dutch: vervangen
Norwegian: erstatte, sette i stedet
Polish: zastępować, zamieniać
Persian: جانشين كردن
Pashto: د جا ځای نیول، پر ځای
Portuguese: substituir
Romanian: a substitui
Russian: заменять
Slovak: nahradiť
Slovenian: nadomestiti
Serbian: zameniti
Swedish: ersätta, vikariera för
Thai: เข้าแทนที่
Turkish: yerine koymak
Taiwanese: 替代
Ukrainian: заміняти
Urdu: قاءم مقام بنانا
Vietnamese: đặt, dùng ai, cái gì thay
Chinese: 替代
