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substitute
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substitute
v.
replace, exchange, interchange, put in the place of another; take the place of another
adj.
of or pertaining to a substitute, acting as a substitute; made up of substitutes
n.
replacement, person or thing that takes the place of another
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Substitute
Substitute may refer to:
In economics:
In economics:
- Substitute good: two goods are substitutes in demand if, when the market price of the first good rises, the demand of the second good also rises, and vice versa.
- Ersatz, an artificial replacement differing in kind from and inferior in quality to what it replaces.
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substitute
Noun
1. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
(synonym) replacement
(hypernym) equivalent
(hyponym) ersatz
(derivation) sub, stand in, fill in
2. an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out
(synonym) reserve
(hypernym) athlete, jock
(hyponym) bench warmer
(member-holonym) bench
(derivation) deputize, deputise, step in
3. 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"
(synonym) stand-in, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in
(hypernym) peer, equal, match, compeer
(hyponym) locum tenens, locum
(derivation) deputize, deputise, step in
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) replace
(hypernym) exchange, change, interchange
(hyponym) shift
(derivation) replacement
2. 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"
(synonym) sub, stand in, fill in
(hypernym) exchange, change, interchange
(derivation) stand-in, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in
3. act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
(synonym) deputize, deputise, step in
(hypernym) supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon
(hyponym) cover
(derivation) reserve
Adjective
1. being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team
(synonym) second-string, substitute(a)
(similar) secondary
2. capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder"
(synonym) utility(a), substitute(a)
(similar) secondary
3. artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"
(synonym) ersatz
(similar) artificial, unreal
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substitute
v.
nahradit
n.
náhradník, náhradnice; náhrada
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substitute
Czas.
zastępować kogoś/coś (kimś/czymś innym); pełnić czyjąś funkcję
Rzecz.
zastępowanie kogoś/czegoś (kimś/czymś)
