substitute
1sub·sti·tute
noun \ˈsəb-stə-ˌtüt, -ˌtyüt\Definition of SUBSTITUTE
: a person or thing that takes the place or function of another
— substitute adjective
Examples of SUBSTITUTE
- <you'll be getting a substitute until your regular teacher is feeling better>
- <if you like, you can use nuts as a substitute for coconut in that recipe>
Origin of SUBSTITUTE
Middle English, from Anglo-French substitut, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituere to put in place of, from sub- + statuere to set up, place — more at statute
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to SUBSTITUTE
Synonyms: backup, cover, designated hitter, fill-in, locum tenens, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, reserve, stand-in, sub
Related Words: alternate, understudy; apology, makeshift, stopgap; agent, assignee, attorney, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, procurator, proxy, rep, representative, surrogate; assistant, reliever, second; successor, superseder
Rhymes with SUBSTITUTE
absolute, Aleut, arrowroot, Asyût, attribute, autoroute, bandicoot, bathing suit, birthday suit, bitterroot, bodysuit, boilersuit, bumbershoot, business suit, comminute, constitute, contribute, convolute, destitute, disrepute, dissolute, execute, follow suit, gingerroot, hot pursuit, institute, involute, kiwifruit, leisure suit, malamute, overshoot, parachute, passion fruit, persecute, point-and-shoot, prosecute, prostitute, qiviut, resolute, restitute, revolute, run-and-shoot, rural route, subacute, troubleshoot, undershoot
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