WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•place /rɪˈpleɪs/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -placed, -plac•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to take on the function or duties of;
substitute for;
take the place of:Computers have replaced typewriters in most offices. - to provide a substitute or equivalent for:to replace a broken dish.
- to restore to or put back in the proper place:He replaced the book on the shelf.
re•place
(ri plās′),USA pronunciation v.t., -placed, -plac•ing.
re•place′a•ble, adj.
re•place′a•bil′i•ty, n.
re•plac′er, n.
- to assume the former role, position, or function of;
substitute for (a person or thing):Electricity has replaced gas in lighting. - to provide a substitute or equivalent in the place of:to replace a broken dish.
- to restore;
return;
make good:to replace a sum of money borrowed. - to restore to a former or the proper place:to replace the vase on the table.
- re- + place 1585–95
re•place′a•bil′i•ty, n.
re•plac′er, n.
- 1. succeed. Replace, supersede, supplant refer to putting one thing or person in place of another. To replace is to take the place of, to succeed:Ms. Jones will replace Mr. Smith as president.Supersede implies that that which is replacing another is an improvement:The typewriter has superseded the pen.Supplant implies that that which takes the other's place has ousted the former holder and usurped the position or function, esp. by art or fraud:to supplant a former favorite. 3. refund, repay.
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'replaceable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
monobasic
- polybasic
- propelling pencil
- shear pin
- Stanley knife
- tetrabasic
- tribasic
- air cleaner
- band razor
- barbell
- basicity
- brass
- bushing
- diacid
- diatomic
- dibasic
- fungible
- irreplaceable
- monatomic
- monoacid
- naphthyl group
- normal
- polyacid
- that
- triacid
- triatomic
