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Substituted

/ˈsʌbstɪtjuːtɪd/

To use in place of something else, with the same function.

📖 Definitions of "Substituted"

verb

1
To use in place of something else, with the same function.
"I had no shallots so I substituted onion."
2
(in the phrase "substitute X for Y") To use X in place of Y.
"I had to substitute new parts for the old ones."
3
(in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.
"I had to substitute old parts with the new ones."
4
To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.
"He was playing poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes"

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