replace

Definition

  • verb: to be used instead of (something)
  • verb: to restore to a former place or position
  • synonyms: act for, alter, attend

Examples

  • They've appointed a new minister to 'replace' the one who just retired.

  • Don't worry about the broken vase—it's easily 'replaceable'.

  • The patient needed a transfusion to 'replace' lost blood.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I actually feel like a dad again. And when no baby brother shows up? Well, then we tell him. We can get a new chimney, but we'll never be able to replace this time with Nate. And if we put those headsets back on, how old will Nate be when we take them off again? I'm not a jerky teen yet. (..)
    2016 Storks
  • (..) SARAH: No! - (GLASS SHATTERS) - (CAT YOWLS) That's our chimney! You're gonna destroy the whole roof? Mom, we have to replace the chimney with a slide for when the storks deliver my baby brother. What he said. No! Don't be crazy. (..)
    2016 Storks