replacing

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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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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