replace - Meaning in Tamil

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replace - Meaning in Tamil

replace Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of replace in English

replace verb

1. substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

   Examples

   • "He replaced the old razor blade"
   • "the insurance will replace the lost income"
   • "This antique vase can never be replaced"
   • "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"
2. put something back where it belongs

   Synonyms

   put back

   Examples

   • "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"
   • "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"
3. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

   Synonyms

   exchange, interchange, substitute

   Examples

   • "substitute regular milk for fat-free milk"
   • "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
   • "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"
4. take the place or move into the position of

   Synonyms

   supersede, supervene upon, supplant

   Examples

   • "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
   • "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"
   • "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"

Synonyms of replace

• put back
• exchange, interchange, substitute
• supersede, supervene upon, supplant

More matches for replace

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