replace

English

/ɹɪˈpleɪs/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back
  • (transitive) To refund; to repay; to pay back
  • (transitive) To supply or substitute an equivalent for
  • (transitive) to take over the position or role from.
  • (transitive) To take the place of; to be used instead of
  • (transitive) To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.
  • (transitive) To place again.
  • (transitive) To put in a new or different place.

Etymology

Prefix from English place.

Origin

English

place

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