Word

substitute, v.
(substituted, substitutes, substituting)
freq. cnt. 18

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

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

hyponym

shift reduce truncate retool subrogate

be a substitute
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

fill in stand in sub substitute

sample sentences

"The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"
"The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"

verb frames

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

verb frames

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

verb frames

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

verb frames

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

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

substituting substitute substitution substitute substitute

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

exchange, change, interchange

act as a substitute
<verb.social>

deputise deputize step in substitute

sample sentences

"She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

substituting substitute substitute

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

deputy deputy deputy

semantic pointers

hypernym

replace, supersede, supplant, supervene upon

hyponym