substitute

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

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

   I had no shallots, so I substituted onions.

2. 2
   verb

   To take the place of someone or something temporarily.

   The young teacher had to substitute for a sick colleague.

3. 3
   noun

   A person or thing used in place of another.

   Honey can be a healthy substitute for sugar.

4. 4
   noun

   A player ready to replace another during a game.

   The coach brought on a substitute in the second half.

5. 5
   verb

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

   He played poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes.

Multiword verbs with substitute

• substitute for Prepositional verb B1

  to take the place of another person or thing

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Simplified etymology

Substitute, recorded from late Middle English, belongs to the Latin word family of statuere “set up, place.” It originally referred to someone set up in place of another.

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

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