replaced

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Variant of replace

replace definition

re·place (ri plās′)

transitive verb replaced -·placed′, replacing -·plac′·ing

  1. to place again; put back in a former or the proper place or position
  2. to take the place of; supplant workers replaced by automated equipment
  3. to provide a substitute or equivalent for to replace a worn tire
  4. to put back or pay back; restore; return to replace embezzled funds

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replaced Synonyms

replaced

modif.

  1. Returned to the same place

    restored, reinstated, reintegrated, recovered, recouped, reacquired, regained, repossessed, resumed, rewon, retrieved, reestablished, put back.

  2. Having another in one's place; said of people

    dismissed, cashiered, dislodged; see discharged 1, recalled 2.

  3. Having another in its place; said of things

    renewed, interchanged, replenished; see changed 1.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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