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[ UK /sˈʌbstɪtjˌuːt/ ]
[ US /ˈsəbstəˌtut/ ]
NOUN
  1. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
    we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
    the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
  2. an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
  3. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
VERB
  1. act as a substitute
    She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold
  2. be a substitute
    The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet
    The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
  3. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
    substitute regular milk for fat-free milk
    the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt
    synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning
ADJECTIVE
  1. serving or used in place of another
    an alternative plan
  2. capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
    a utility infielder
  3. artificial and inferior
    substitute coffee
    ersatz coffee

How To Use substitute In A Sentence

  • Oh, and most of the scathe in my post was fairly mild. chouinard and I tend to substitute perjoratives for ... everything, actually. Book Reviewer Backlash
  • By contrast, when Procter & Gamble, the makers of Olestra, asked the FDA for permission to add its artificial fat substitute to potato chips, the controversial product was evaluated under food-additive laws.
  • There was a reason for this: unbeknown to the Reserve Bank, the major banks were working secretly and cooperatively to develop an alternative payment system that would substitute for direct debits.
  • Blair's answer should be embalmed in the Labour party constitution, perhaps as a better substitute for the old clause four.
  • The irony in Anglicanism’s devotion to its new substitute god, inclusivity, is that the only thing those who are not excluded have in common is that they are with a bunch of other people who are also not excluded. Diocese of Toronto: a Good Friday exclusive « Anglican Samizdat
  • Margarine can be substituted for butter in this recipe.
  • Richard inspected and rejected as poor towel substitutes a loofah, a half-empty bottle of shampoo, and a small yellow rubber duck. NEVERWHERE
  • In country districts the agricultural classes have substituted cider for beer. Times, Sunday Times
  • You could use ground dried ginger instead of ginger root in the following recipe, but it is not really an acceptable substitute.
  • We always knew twelve-stepping was the best substitute for booze.
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