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substitute (adjective) (not comparable)
Referring to something or someone that is needed or employed instead of another: Jane had a substitute teacher for German on Monday because her regular German teacher was sick with the flu!
Mrs. Jones liked to use substitute sugar in her tea instead of real sugar.
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stato-, stat-, sta-, -static, -stasi, staso-, -stasis, -stasia, -stacy, -stitute, -stitution, -sist
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1. A replacement for someone or something: Some people use almond milk as a substitute for dairy milk.
2. A sports player as a back-up; fill-in or stand-in: There were no substitutes available, so the players were all hoping that no one would get hurt on the field or have to leave the game.
2. A sports player as a back-up; fill-in or stand-in: There were no substitutes available, so the players were all hoping that no one would get hurt on the field or have to leave the game.
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stato-, stat-, sta-, -static, -stasi, staso-, -stasis, -stasia, -stacy, -stitute, -stitution, -sist
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substitute (verb), substitutes; substituted; substituting
1. To exchange one thing for another equivalent thing: For the salad dressing, a normal onion can be substituted for a spring onion.
2. To fill in, as to cover for someone: Mrs. Smith had to substitute for Mr. Thompson because he was sick that day.
3. To replace: Some of the old parts of the machine were rusty and had to be substituted with new ones.
2. To fill in, as to cover for someone: Mrs. Smith had to substitute for Mr. Thompson because he was sick that day.
3. To replace: Some of the old parts of the machine were rusty and had to be substituted with new ones.
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stato-, stat-, sta-, -static, -stasi, staso-, -stasis, -stasia, -stacy, -stitute, -stitution, -sist
(page 22)
sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sum-, sup-, sur-, sus-, su-
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“substitute”
(Latin: substitute; change, alternation)
(an artificial substitute for a missing part of the body)