replace
pronunciation
How to pronounce replace in British English:
UK [rɪˈpleɪs]
How to pronounce replace in American English:
US [rɪˈpleɪs]
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- Verb:
- substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
- take the place or move into the position of
- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
- put something back where it belongs
Word Origin
- replace (v.)
- 1590s, "to restore to a previous place or position," from re- "back, again" + place (v.). Meaning "to take the place of" is recorded from 1753; that of "to fill the place of (with something else)" is from 1765. Related: Replaced; replacing.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Just replace this data with your own !
- 2. Solar power could replace them .
- 3. Are the parts in question expensive to replace ?
- 4. I don 't know exactly what will replace it .
- 5. Replace incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent lights .