verb

replace

Translation

to replace, to substitute, to succeed

I need to replace the old battery.

You can't replace your best friend.

Robots will replace many human jobs.

((sth.)) to put sth. new in the place of sth. old We need to replace the tires on the car.

((sth./sb.)) ((with sth./sb.)) to substitute sth./sb. for another They replaced the old system with a new one.

((sb.)) to take the place of sb. The new manager will replace Mr. Smith.

Synonyms: substitute, exchange, swap; Antonyms: keep, retain

From 're-' (again) + 'place'. Literally, to put something in the place of another again.

Imagine you 're-place' a broken lightbulb with a new one. You put a new one in its place again.