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replaced

/ɹɪˈpleɪst/

replaced is the simple past and past participle of replace.

Meaning of 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.
  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.
  3. (transitive) To supply or substitute an equivalent with.
    • I replaced my car with a newer model.
    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.
  6. (transitive) To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.

See all 8 meanings of replace

Words that rhyme with replaced

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Questions about replaced

What is replaced the simple past and past participle of?
Replaced is the simple past and past participle of replace.
How do you pronounce replaced?
Replaced is pronounced /ɹɪˈpleɪst/.

Words near replaced in the dictionary

  1. replace
  2. replaceabilities
  3. replaceability
  4. replaceable
  5. replaceables
  6. replaced
  7. replacee
  8. replacees
  9. replacement
  10. replacement character
  11. replacement characters

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