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| substitute | |
| 1. sost. sostituto | |
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| substitute | |
| 1. v. To use in place of something else, with the same function. |  |
| I had no shallots so I substituted onion. | |
| 2. v. In the phrase "substitute X for Y", to use X in place of Y. With increasing frequency used in the semantically opposite sense (see). | |
| I had to substitute new parts for the old ones. | |
| 3. v. In the phrase "substitute X with/by Y", to use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y | |
| I had to substitute old parts with the new ones. (This usage was formerly proscribed.) | |
| 4. v. (transitive, sports) To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place. | |
| He was playing poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes | |
| 5. v. (intransitive) To serve as a replacement (for someone or something) | |
| 6. subst. A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose. | |
| 7. subst. (sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so. | |
| 8. subst. (historical) One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript. | |
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