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verb

Definition of REPLACE

1

to take the place of <the old street lights were replaced by more energy-efficient models>

Synonyms cut out, displace, displant, relieve, substitute, supersede, supplant

Related Words preempt, usurp

2

to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place <took the fragile vase down to look at it and then gently replaced it on the shelf>

Synonyms replace, restore

Related Words reconvey

Near Antonyms remove, take