Words · Very common
replace
/ˌɹipˈleɪs/ · 7 letters · 6 distinct letters
- verb
substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
He replaced the old razor blade
- verb
take the place or move into the position of
Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
- verb
put something back where it belongs
replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it
- verb
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt