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substitute

('s/@/bst/I/,t/u/t )

a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another(noun.cognition)

Synonym:
replacement

source: wordnet30
an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced(noun.person)

Synonym:
reserve, second-stringer

source: wordnet30
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)(noun.person)

Synonym:
backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in

source: wordnet30
One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else(noun)

source: webster1913

put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items(verb.possession)

Example:
Substitute regular milk with fat-free milk.

Synonym:
exchange, interchange, replace

source: wordnet30
be a substitute(verb.possession)

Example:
The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague.
The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet.

Synonym:
fill in, stand in, sub

source: wordnet30
act as a substitute(verb.social)

Synonym:
deputise, deputize, step in

source: wordnet30
To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange.(verb)

source: webster1913

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