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   re·place

   /rəˈplās/

   verb

   • 1. take the place of: "Ian's smile was replaced by a frown"
   • ▪ provide or find a substitute for (something that is broken, old, or inoperative): "the light bulb needs replacing" Similar substituteexchangechangegive in place ofgive as a replacement forgive in return/exchange forswap for
   • ▪ fill the role of (someone or something) with a substitute: "the government dismissed 3,000 of its customs inspectors, replacing them with new recruits" Similar take the place ofsucceedbe a replacement fortake over fromsupersedefollow aftercome aftersupplantouststand in forsubstitute foract as stand-in fordeputize foract forstand in lieu offill in forcover forrelieveact as locum forunderstudystep into the breachhold the fortinformal:fill someone's shoes/bootsstep into someone's shoes/bootssub for
   • 2. put (something) back in a previous place or position: "he drained his glass and replaced it on the bar" Similar put backreturnreturn to its placerestoreOpposite remove

   Derivatives

   • 1. replacer noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • P

     3

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

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