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substituted

[suhb-sti-toot, -tyoot]

noun

a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.

(formerly) a person who, for payment, served in an army or navy in the place of a conscript.

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)

to put (a person or thing) in the place of another.

to take the place of; replace.

Chemistry. to replace (one or more elements or groups in a compound) by other elements or groups.

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Substituted is always a great word to know.

So is slumgullion. Does it mean:

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

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verb (used without object)

to act as a substitute.

adjective

of or pertaining to a substitute or substitutes.

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

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

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sub·sti·tu·tion·al, sub·sti·tu·tion·ar·y