substitute
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- n a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
- n an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
- n someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- v put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
substitute regular milk with fat-free milk - v be a substitute
The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet - v act as a substitute
- s capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
- s serving or used in place of another
- s artificial and inferior
substitute coffee
- Diet-friendly sugar substitutes may not be so slimming after all.
- Diet-friendly sugar substitutes may not be so slimming after all.
- Most sweets rely on a family of sugar substitutes called sugar alcohols, which are slowly digested carbohydrates that have minimal impact on insulin levels.