Definitions for replace
rɪˈpleɪsre·place

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. replace(verb)

   substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

   "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"

2. supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede(verb)

   take the place or move into the position of

   "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"

3. replace, put back(verb)

   put something back where it belongs

   "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"

4. substitute, replace, interchange, exchange(verb)

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. replace(Verb)

   To restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like.

   Etymology: Prefix re- + place.

2. replace(Verb)

   To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed.

   You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning.

   Etymology: Prefix re- + place.

3. replace(Verb)

   To supply or substitute an equivalent for.

   Etymology: Prefix re- + place.

4. replace(Verb)

   To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfil the end or office of.

   Etymology: Prefix re- + place.

5. replace(Verb)

   To demolish a building and build a updated form of that building in its place.

   Etymology: Prefix re- + place.

6. replace(Verb)

   To place again.

   Etymology: Prefix re- + place.

7. replace(Verb)

   To put in a new or different place.

   Etymology: Prefix re- + place.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Replace(verb)

   to place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like

   Etymology: [Pref. re- + place: cf. F. replacer.]

2. Replace(verb)

   to refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed

   Etymology: [Pref. re- + place: cf. F. replacer.]

3. Replace(verb)

   to supply or substitute an equivalent for; as, to replace a lost document

   Etymology: [Pref. re- + place: cf. F. replacer.]

4. Replace(verb)

   to take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfull the end or office of

   Etymology: [Pref. re- + place: cf. F. replacer.]

5. Replace(verb)

   to put in a new or different place

   Etymology: [Pref. re- + place: cf. F. replacer.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Replace

   rē-plās′, v.t. to place back: to put again in a former place, condition, &c.: to repay: to provide a substitute for: to take the place of.—adj. Replace′able.—ns. Replace′ment, act of replacing: the removal of an edge of crystal, by one plane or more; Replac′er, a substitute; Car′-replac′er, a device on American railways for replacing derailed wheels on the track.—Replacing switch, a pair of iron plates fitting over the rails, used as a bridge to replace on the track derailed railway stock.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'replace' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3014

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'replace' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2872

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'replace' in Verbs Frequency: #206

Anagrams for replace »

1. percale

How to pronounce replace?

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   Alex

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   Australian

   

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of replace in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of replace in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of replace in a Sentence

1. Jeff Bauman:

   Nothing can ever replace the lives that were lost or changed forever.

2. Gary Cohn:

   As a Jewish American, I will not allow neo-Nazis ranting ‘ Jews will no replace us ’ to cause this Jew to leave his job.

3. Meredith Doubleday:

   Of course, it's not the same as in person, it definitely doesn't replace that, but it sure helps. I'm very grateful that we can still email. She keeps reminding me that in high school she was an excellent typist.

4. Jonathan Friedman:

   Hakan Fidan is Erdogan's man in Turkey's intelligence community. He is at the centre of the Kurdish peace talks ... and Turkey's Syrian policy. Who can replace him.

5. Wan Junaidi:

   We suggested a wall and for the police and immigration to look into this, for now, they are looking to replace fences that have been compromised.

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