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Word Meanings - REPLACE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. To place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like. The earl . . . was replaced in his government. Bacon. 2. To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed. 3. To supply or substitute

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1. To place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like. The earl . . . was replaced in his government. Bacon. 2. To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed. 3. To supply or substitute an equivalent for; as, to replace a lost document. With Israel, religion replaced morality. M. Arnold. 4. To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfull the end or office of. This duty of right intention does not replace or supersede the duty of consideration. Whewell. 5. To put in a new or different place. Note: The propriety of the use of replace instead of displace, supersede, take the place of, as in the third and fourth definitions, is often disputed on account of etymological discrepancy; but the use has been sanctioned by the practice of careful writers. Replaced crystal , a crystal having one or more planes in the place of its edges or angles.

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  • REPAYMENT
    1. The act of repaying; reimbursement. Jer. Taylor. 2. The money or other thing repaid.
  • SUPPLYMENT
    A supplying or furnishing; supply. Shak.
  • SUPPLY
    LL. suppletare, from L. supplere, suppletum; sub under + plere to 1. To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an aqueduct supplies an artificial
  • REPLACEMENT
    The removal of an edge or an angle by one or more planes. (more info) 1. The act of replacing.
  • REPRESENTABLE
    Capable of being represented.
  • EXCHANGE EDITOR
    An editor who inspects, and culls from, periodicals, or exchanges, for his own publication.
  • RETURNLESS
    Admitting no return. Chapman.
  • REINVESTMENT
    The act of investing anew; a second or repeated investment.
  • REINVEST
    To invest again or anew.
  • SUBSTITUTED
    Containing substitutions or replacements; having been subjected to the process of substitution, or having some of its parts replaced; as, alcohol is a substituted water; methyl amine is a substituted ammonia. Substituted executor , an executor
  • REFRESHMENT
    1. The act of refreshing, or the state of being refreshed; restoration of strength, spirit, vigor, or liveliness; relief after suffering; new life or animation after depression. 2. That which refreshes; means of restoration or reanimation;
  • RESTORE
    Restoration. Spenser.
  • RECOVERANCE
    Recovery.
  • EXCHANGEABILITY
    The quality or state of being exchangeable. The law ought not be contravened by an express article admitting the exchangeability of such persons. Washington.
  • SUPPLYANT
    Supplying or aiding; auxiliary; suppletory. Shak.
  • REINSTATEMENT
    The act of reinstating; the state of being reinstated; re
  • REPAIRABLE
    Reparable. Gauden.
  • REPRESENTATIVELY
    In a representative manner; vicariously.
  • RECOVERABLE
    Capable of being recovered or regained; capable of being brought back to a former condition, as from sickness, misfortune, etc.; obtainable from a debtor or possessor; as, the debt is recoverable; goods lost or sunk in the ocean are not recoverable.
  • RENEW
    To become new, or as new; to grow or begin again.
  • RECOVER
    To cover again. Sir W. Scott.
  • REEXCHANGE
    To exchange anew; to reverse .
  • REPRESENTANT
    Appearing or acting for another; representing.
  • IRREPRESENTABLE
    Not capable of being represented or portrayed.
  • RESUPPLY
    To supply again.
  • IRRECOVERABLE
    Not capable of being recovered, regained, or remedied; irreparable; as, an irrecoverable loss, debt, or injury. That which is past is gone and irrecoverable. Bacon. Syn. -- Irreparable; irretrievable; irremediable; unalterable; incurable; hopeless.
  • DISREPAIR
    A state of being in bad condition, and wanting repair. The fortifications were ancient and in disrepair. Sir W. Scott.

 

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