SYNONYMS FOR substitute
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Origin of substitute
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin substitūtus (past participle of substituere to put in place of), equivalent to sub-sub- + -stitū-, combining form of statū-, past participle stem of statuere (see substituent) + -tus past participle suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for substitute
substitute
/ (ˈsʌbstɪˌtjuːt) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of substitute
substitutable, adjectivesubstitutability, nounWord Origin for substitute
C16: from Latin substituere, from sub- in place of + statuere to set up
usage for substitute
Substitute is sometimes wrongly used where replace is meant: he replaced (not substituted) the worn tyre with a new one
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