The Clue
Substitute for (7 letter answer)
The Answer
REPLACE
Tags
Notes
The answer REPLACE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.
Related Clues
Change
Succeed
Supersede
Supplant
Pinch-hit for
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Definition
REPLACE as a verb:
1. substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "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"
2. (supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede) = 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"
3. (substitute, replace) = 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"
4. (replace, put back) = put something back where it belongs; "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"