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replace.

To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɹɪˈpleɪs//ɹɪˈplæɪs/Australia
  1. To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.

    transitive
    When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.
  2. To refund; to repay; to pay back.

    transitive
    You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning.
  3. To supply or substitute an equivalent with.

    transitive
    I replaced my car with a newer model.
    The batteries were dead so I replaced them.
  4. To take over the position or role from.

    transitive
  5. To take the place of; to be used instead of.

    transitive
    This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier.
  6. To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.

    transitive
  7. To place again.

    rare · transitive
  8. To put in a new or different place.

    rare · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English place English replace From re- + place.

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