replace

/ɹɪˈpleɪs/

verb

  1. 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. 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. 3

    To supply or substitute an equivalent for

    I replaced my car with a newer model.
  4. 4

    To take over the position or role from.

  5. 5

    To take the place of; to be used instead of

    This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier.
  6. 6

    To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.

  7. 7

    To place again.

  8. 8

    To put in a new or different place.

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