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intersubstitute

intersubstitute verb: to exchange, substituting each for the other.

Verb

intersubstitute (third-person singular simple present intersubstitutes, present participle intersubstituting, simple past and past participle intersubstituted)

  1. (transitive) To exchange, substituting each for the other.

Forms of intersubstitute

third-person singular presentintersubstitutes
present participleintersubstituting
past participleintersubstituted
pastintersubstituted

Origin of intersubstitute

From inter- + substitute.

Questions about intersubstitute

What does intersubstitute mean?
Intersubstitute means to exchange, substituting each for the other.
What part of speech is intersubstitute?
Intersubstitute is a verb.
What is the past tense of intersubstitute?
The past tense of intersubstitute is intersubstituted.

Words near intersubstitute in the dictionary

  1. intersubsidiary
  2. intersubspecies
  3. intersubspecific
  4. intersubstitutability
  5. intersubstitutable
  6. intersubstitute
  7. intersubstituted
  8. intersubstituting
  9. intersubstitution
  10. intersubstitutions
  11. intersubstitutive

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