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sub•sti•tute /ˈsʌbstɪˌtut, -ˌtyut/USA pronunciation n., v., -tut•ed, -tut•ing, adj.
n.

a person or thing serving in place of another: [countable]The coach sent in a substitute when his star player was injured.[uncountable]For most of us there is simply no substitute for hard work.

to put (a person or thing) in the place of another:[~ + object + for + object]We substituted fish for meat several times a week.
to act as a substitute:[no object]substituting when the regular teachers were sick.

adj. [before a noun]

of or relating to a substitute or substitutes:a substitute teacher.

sub•sti•tu•tion, n. [uncountable]the substitution of one budget problem for another.[countable]The coach made a few substitutions in the defensive team.See -stit-.

sub•sti•tute (sub′sti to̅o̅t′, -tyo̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation n., v., -tut•ed, -tut•ing, adj.
n.

a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
American History, Military(formerly) a person who, for payment, served in an army or navy in the place of a conscript.
Grammara 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.

v.t.

to put (a person or thing) in the place of another.
to take the place of; replace.
Chemistryto replace (one or more elements or groups in a compound) by other elements or groups.

v.i.

to act as a substitute.

adj.

of or pertaining to a substitute or substitutes.
composed of substitutes.

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
Middle English 1350–1400

sub′sti•tut′a•ble, adj.
sub′sti•tut′a•bil′i•ty, n.
sub′sti•tut′er, n.
sub′sti•tut′ing•ly, adv.
sub′sti•tu′tion, n.
sub′sti•tu′tion•al•ly, adv.

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