verb
1 take the place of sb/sth; exchange sb/sth
ADVERB
▪ completely , entirely , fully , totally
▪ largely
▪ partially
▪ merely , simply
▪
Putting in a new kitchen can cost very little if you are simply replacing an old one.
▪ easily
▪
These losses are not easily ~d.
▪ effectively
▪
These guidelines effectively ~d the official procedure.
▪ immediately , quickly , rapidly
▪ gradually , slowly
▪ eventually , finally , ultimately
▪ temporarily
▪
Williams has temporarily ~d Reed on the first team.
VERB + REPLACE
▪ can
▪
Machines can't ~ people in this work.
▪ can afford to
▪ be built to , be designed to , be intended to , be meant to , be used to
▪
It was built to ~ the old jail.
▪ decide to
▪ appoint sb to , elect sb to , nominate sb to ( esp. AmE )
▪
She has been nominated to ~ Justice O'Connor on the Supreme Court.
▪ attempt to , try to
▪ be costly to , be expensive to
▪
Halogen lamps give excellent service, but the bulbs are expensive to ~.
▪ be difficult to , be hard to , be impossible to
PREPOSITION
▪ as
▪
She ~d Jane Stott as Managing Director.
▪ by
▪
Many of the workers have been ~d by machines.
▪ with
▪
We ~d the old television set with a newer one.
2 put sth back in the right place
ADVERB
▪ carefully , gently
PREPOSITION
▪ in
▪
She ~d the dress in the wardrobe.
▪ on
▪
He carefully ~d the vase on the shelf.
Replace is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ wheel
Replace is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ battery , ↑ beaker , ↑ bulb , ↑ capitalism , ↑ carpet , ↑ cover , ↑ cup , ↑ filling , ↑ fluid , ↑ furnace , ↑ fuse , ↑ hip , ↑ import , ↑ joint , ↑ lid , ↑ machinery , ↑ main , ↑ manager , ↑ phone , ↑ receiver , ↑ regime , ↑ secretary , ↑ stock , ↑ string , ↑ system , ↑ tyre , ↑ window , ↑ windscreen , ↑ wiring