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Moderatesubstitute
The correct spelling is substitute.
How to pronounce substitute
/ˈsʌbstɪtjut/
nounIPA: /ˈsʌbstɪtjut/
Say it like: Sub-sti-tut-e
The correct spelling is substitute. A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose. For example: "I had no shallots so I substituted onion."
Usage Examples
“I had no shallots so I substituted onion.”
“I had to substitute new parts for the old ones.”
“I had to substitute old parts with the new ones.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
- 2.A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
- 3.One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.
- 4.A good that a consumer perceives as similar to another good, which decreases the demand for that other good
verb
- 1.To use in place of something else, with the same function.
- 2.(in the phrase "substitute X for Y") To use X in place of Y.
- 3.(in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.
- 4.To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.
- 5.To serve as a replacement (for someone or something).
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