Definition of substitutes Substitutes
/sʌˈbstʌtuˌts/ - [substututs] -
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What does substitutes mean?
Wiktionary 
- substitutes (Noun)
Plural of substitute.
Part of speech
🔤- substitutes, verb, present, 3rd person singular of substitute (infinitive).
- substitutes, noun, plural of substitute.
WordNet
NounPlural: substitutes |
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| substitute - a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another | ||
| replacement | ||
| equivalent the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen | ||
| ersatz an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation | ||
| successor a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone | ||
| substitute - an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced | ||
| reserve, second-stringer | ||
| athlete, jock a person trained to compete in sports | ||
| bench a long seat for more than one person | ||
| bench warmer (sports) a substitute who seldom plays | ||
| substitute - 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" | ||
| stand-in, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in | ||
| compeer, equal, peer, match a person who is of equal standing with another in a group | ||
| locum, locum tenens someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession | ||
| stunt man, stunt woman, double a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield" | ||
Verb |
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| substitute - 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"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning" | ||
| replace, interchange, exchange | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| shift move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion" | ||
| reduce take off weight | ||
| truncate make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains" | ||
| retool provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools | ||
| subrogate substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured | ||
| substitute - act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" | ||
| deputize, deputise, step in | ||
| supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" | ||
| cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!" | ||
| substitute - 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" | ||
| sub, stand in, fill in | ||
| interchange, exchange, change reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | ||
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Wiktionary
- substitute (Noun)
A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose. - substitute (Noun)
A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so. - substitute (Verb)
To use in place of something else, with the same function. - substitute (Verb)
In the phrase "substitute X for Y", to use X in place of Y. - substitute (Verb)
In the phrase "substitute X with/by Y", to use Y in place of X. - substitute (Verb)
To remove a player from the field of play and bring on another in his place. - substitute (Verb)
To serve as a replacement.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- substitute (n.)
One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else - substitute (n.)
a person who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript or drafted man. - substitute (n.)
To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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substitute
Someone appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or on his behalf. -
substitute
To use in place of something else, with the same function.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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substitute
sub′sti-tūt, v.t. to put in place of another.—n. one who, or that which, is put in place of another.—adj. put instead of another.—n. Substitū′tion, act of substituting or putting in place of another: (Shak.) the office of a substitute: the use of one word for another, syllepsis: (alg.) the replacing one quantity by another which is equal to it but differently expressed: (chem.) the replacement of one or more equivalents of a body by a like number of equivalents of another.—adjs. Substitū′tional, Substitū′tionary.—adv. Substitū′tionally.—adj. Sub′stitūtive. [L. substituĕre, -ūtum—sub, under, statuĕre, to set.]
Part of speech
🔤- substitute, verb, present, 1st person singular of substitute (infinitive).
- substitute, verb (infinitive).
- substitute, noun, singular of substitutes.
