replace

Verb

replace (third-person singular simple present replaces, present participle replacing, simple past and past participle replaced)

1. (transitive) To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.
   • When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.
   • The earl...was replaced in his government.1622, Francis Bacon, History of the Reign of King Henry VII
2. (transitive) To refund; to repay; to pay back.
   • You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning.
   • 'Of course I should like to replace the damage,' said the delinquent.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries
3. (transitive) To supply or substitute an equivalent with.
   • I replaced my car with a newer model.
   • The batteries were dead so I replaced them.

   Synonyms:

   exchange

4. (transitive) To take over the position or role from.
   • Perplexed, Wheeler continues to play for a moment or two, keeping to his own internal time. But after another moment it becomes clear that something is wrong, something which everybody can see but him. He steals a glance up from his instrument, and finds that Luján is staring at him. In fact, every...2019 April 10, qntm, “CASE HATE RED”, in There Is No Antimemetics Division, →ISBN, page 137
5. (transitive) To take the place of; to be used instead of.
   • This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier.
   • This duty of right intention does not replace or supersede the duty of consideration.1845, William Whewell, The Elements of Morality: Including Polity
6. (transitive) To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.
7. (rare, transitive) To place again.
   • During the bench press, it is prohibited in any federation to lift your butt from contact with the bench after you have started a bona fide attempt to perform the lift. Once you unrack the bar and begin descending it to your chest, your butt must stay in contact with the bench until you replace the...2022 February 2, Adam Gardner, “Why Do Powerlifters Wear Singlets? (5 Reasons Explained)”, in Avi Silberberg, editor, Powerlifting Technique
8. (rare, transitive) To put in a new or different place.