substitute

B1 Topic:Verbs of Movement

US /ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/ See IPA manual

Freq #7810

Meanings

1

verb
To use one thing in place of another that does the same job.

I had no shallots, so I substituted onions.
2

verb
To take the place of someone or something temporarily.

The young teacher had to substitute for a sick colleague.
3

noun
A person or thing used in place of another.

Honey can be a healthy substitute for sugar.
4

noun
A player ready to replace another during a game.

The coach brought on a substitute in the second half.
5

verb
To take a player off the field and bring on another.

He played poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 verb · to take the place of... fill instand insub

3 noun · a person or thing used in... surrogate

More fill-inghost proxy replacementstand-inswap

Word family

Forms substitutedsubstitutessubstituting

Derived forms bisubstitutedchlorosubstitutedcryosubstituteddisubstitutedheterosubstitutedhomosubstitutedmonosubstitutedmultisubstitutednonsubstitutedpentasubstitutedpersubstitutedpolysubstituted

Related forms alternative changeling counterpart decoy standby

Common collocations

substitute for Verb + preposition/particle

Etymology

From Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituō, from sub- (“under; beneath”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”).

substituten Middle English substitutus Latin

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# substitute

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/
**Frequency rank:** 7810

## Meanings
1. To use one thing in place of another that does the same job.
2. To take the place of someone or something temporarily.
3. A person or thing used in place of another.
4. A player ready to replace another during a game.
5. To take a player off the field and bring on another.

## Examples
- I had no shallots, so I substituted onions.
- The young teacher had to substitute for a sick colleague.
- Honey can be a healthy substitute for sugar.
- The coach brought on a substitute in the second half.
- He played poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes.

## Synonyms
- fill-in
- ghost
- proxy
- replacement
- stand-in
- surrogate
- swap

## Derived Forms
- bisubstituted
- chlorosubstituted
- cryosubstituted
- disubstituted
- heterosubstituted
- homosubstituted
- monosubstituted
- multisubstituted
- nonsubstituted
- pentasubstituted
- persubstituted
- polysubstituted

## Related Forms
- alternative
- changeling
- counterpart
- decoy
- standby

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: substituten
- Root: substitutus

## Etymology
From Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituō, from sub- (“under; beneath”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”).

## AI Etymology
Substitute is from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituō, from sub- (“under; beneath”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”). In present-day use, it can mean to use one thing in place of another that does the same job, or to take the place of someone or something temporarily. Derived formations include bisubstituted, chlorosubstituted, cryosubstituted, disubstituted, heterosubstituted.

## Topics
- Verbs of Movement
- Sports & Fitness

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