replace
/ɹɪˈpleɪs/
verb
- 1
To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back
“When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.”
- 2
To refund; to repay; to pay back
“You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning.”
- 3
To supply or substitute an equivalent for
“I replaced my car with a newer model.”
- 4
To take over the position or role from.
- 5
To take the place of; to be used instead of
“This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier.”
- 6
To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.
- 7
To place again.
- 8
To put in a new or different place.
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