substitute (v)
replace (v)
interchange#1 (v)
exchange#2 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 40
def put in the place of another
def switch seemingly equivalent items
examples the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt
substitute regular milk with fat-free milk
synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 21 Somebody ----s something PP
Frame - 31 Somebody ----s something with something
Outgoing links
Hypernym change, alter, modify
Derivationally related form replace → replacement
Derivationally related form substitute → substitute; substitute → substitution; substitute → substitution
Hyponym shift; reduce; truncate; retool; subrogate
Incoming links
Derivationally related form substitution → substitute; substitute → substitute; substitution → substitute
Derivationally related form replacement → replace
Hyponym change, alter, modify
Hypernym shift; reduce; truncate; retool; subrogate

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