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replaced

re·place
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-pleys]
    • /rɪˈpleɪs/
    • /rɪˈpleɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-pleys]
    • /rɪˈpleɪs/

Definitions of replaced word

  • verb with object replaced to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting. 1
  • verb with object replaced to provide a substitute or equivalent in the place of: to replace a broken dish. 1
  • verb with object replaced to restore; return; make good: to replace a sum of money borrowed. 1
  • verb with object replaced to restore to a former or the proper place: to replace the vase on the table. 1

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Origin of replaced

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; re- + place

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Replaced

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

replaced popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

replaced usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for replaced

adj replaced

  • commutated — to reverse the direction of (a current or currents), as by a commutator.
  • discharged — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
  • laid-off — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
  • let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • moved — to pass from one place or position to another.

adjective replaced

  • changed — Simple past tense and past participle of change.
  • dislodged — Simple past tense and past participle of dislodge.
  • exchanged — Simple past tense and past participle of exchange.
  • furloughed — Simple past tense and past participle of furlough.
  • interchanged — Simple past tense and past participle of interchange.

verb replaced

  • gentrified — very or excessively refined or elegant.

Antonyms for replaced

verb replaced

  • dislocated — Simple past tense and past participle of dislocate.
  • goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.

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