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replace

/ɹɪˈpleɪs/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back
  2. To refund; to repay; to pay back
  3. To supply or substitute an equivalent for
  4. To take over the position or role from.
  5. To take the place of; to be used instead of
  6. To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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