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stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut noun
1.
a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
2.
(formerly) a person who, for payment, served in an army or navy in the place of a conscript.
3.
Grammar. a word that functions as a replacement for any member of a class of words or constructions, as do in He doesn't know but I do.
verb (used with object)
4.
to put (a person or thing) in the place of another.
5.
to take the place of; replace.
6.
Chemistry. to replace (one or more elements or groups in a compound) by other elements or groups.
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Non substitutionary
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
verb (used without object)
7.
to act as a substitute.
adjective
8.
of or pertaining to a substitute or substitutes.
9.
composed of substitutes.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin substitūtus (past participle of substituere to put in place of), equivalent to sub- sub- + -stitū-, combining form of statū-, past participle stem of statuere (see substituent) + -tus past participle suffix
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin substitūtus (past participle of substituere to put in place of), equivalent to sub- sub- + -stitū-, combining form of statū-, past participle stem of statuere (see substituent) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
sub·sti·tut·a·ble, adjective
sub·sti·tut·a·bil·i·ty, noun
sub·sti·tut·er, noun
sub·sti·tut·ing·ly, adverb
sub·sti·tu·tion, noun
sub·sti·tu·tion·al·ly, adverb
in·ter·sub·sti·tut·a·bil·i·ty, noun
in·ter·sub·sti·tut·a·ble, adjective
in·ter·sub·sti·tu·tion, noun
non·sub·sti·tut·ed, adjective
non·sub·sti·tu·tion, noun
non·sub·sti·tu·tion·al, adjective
non·sub·sti·tu·tion·al·ly, adverb
non·sub·sti·tu·tion·ar·y, adjective
pre·sub·sti·tute, verb (used with object), pre·sub·sti·tut·ed, pre·sub·sti·tut·ing.
pre·sub·sti·tu·tion, noun
pro·sub·sti·tu·tion, adjective
un·sub·sti·tut·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. alternative, replacement, equivalent.
1. alternative, replacement, equivalent.
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substitute (ˈsʌbstɪˌtjuːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | ( |
| 2. | chem to replace (an atom or group in a molecule) with (another atom or group) |
| 3. | logic, maths to replace (one expression) by (another) in the context of a third, as replacing x + y for x in 3x = k gives 3x + 3y = k |
| —n | |
| 4. | a. a person or thing that serves in place of another, such as a player in a game who takes the place of an injured colleague |
| b. Often shortened to: sub (as modifier): a substitute goalkeeper | |
| 5. | grammar another name for pro-form |
| 6. | (Canadian) another name for supply teacher |
| 7. | nautical another word for repeater |
| 8. | (formerly) a person paid to replace another due for military service |
| [C16: from Latin substituere, from sub- in place of + statuere to set up] | |
| usage Substitute is sometimes wrongly used where replace is meant: he replaced (not substituted) the worn tyre with a new one | |
| substi'tutable | |
| —adj | |
| substituta'bility | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
substitute
1530s in transitive sense, 1888 as intransitive, from L. substitutus, pp. of substituere (see substitution). Related: Substituted; substituting. The noun is first attested c.1400; sports sense is from 1849.
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