transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈplās ]
transitive verb
Date: 1595
1. : to restore to a former place or position
replace cards in a file
2. : to take the place of especially as a substitute or successor
3. : to put something new in the place of
replace a worn carpet
• re·place·able -ˈplā-sə-bəl adjective
• re·plac·er noun
Synonyms:
replace , displace , supplant , supersede mean to put out of a usual or proper place or into the place of another. replace implies a filling of a place once occupied by something lost, destroyed, or no longer usable or adequate
replaced the broken window
displace implies an ousting or dislodging
war had displaced thousands
supplant implies either a dispossessing or usurping of another's place, possessions, or privileges or an uprooting of something and its replacement with something else
was abruptly supplanted in her affections by another
supersede implies replacing a person or thing that has become superannuated, obsolete, or otherwise inferior
the new edition supersedes all previous ones