[
UK
/sˈʌbstɪtjˌuːt/
]
[ US /ˈsəbstəˌtut/ ]
[ US /ˈsəbstəˌtut/ ]
NOUN
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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 - an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
- a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
VERB
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act as a substitute
She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold -
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 -
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
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serving or used in place of another
an alternative plan -
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
a utility infielder -
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.
