Word

replace, v.
(replaced, replaces, replacing)
freq. cnt. 58

substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 24

replace

sample sentences

"He replaced the old razor blade"
"We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"
"the insurance will replace the lost income"
"This antique vase can never be replaced"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something with something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

replacing replacement replacement replacement replacement

semantic pointers

hyponym

change, convert, exchange, commute change novate

hypernym

renew, regenerate

verb group

replace, supersede, supplant, supervene upon

take the place or move into the position of
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3

replace supersede supervene upon supplant

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

replacing replacement replacement replacement

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

supersession supersedure

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

supplanting supplanter

semantic pointers

verb group

replace replace, put back

hyponym

substitute, deputize, deputise, step in preempt, displace usurp oust

hypernym

succeed, follow, come after

put something back where it belongs
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2

put back replace

sample sentences

"replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"
"please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

put, place, set, lay, position, pose

hyponym

hang up

verb group

replace, supersede, supplant, supervene upon

put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 6

exchange interchange replace substitute

sample sentences

"the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"
"substitute regular milk for fat-free milk"
"synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

substitution substitute substitution

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

replacement

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

hyponym

shift reduce truncate retool subrogate