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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb replace 4 senses of replace Sense 1 replace => change, exchange, commute, convert => change Sense 2 supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon => substitute, deputize, deputise, stand in step in Sense 3 substitute, replace => shift => reduce => truncate => retool => subrogate Sense 4 replace, put back => hang up Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb replace 4 senses of replace Sense 1 replace => change, exchange, commute, convert => utilize => capitalize, capitalise => overcapitalize, overcapitalise => launder => break => change Sense 2 supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon => substitute, deputize, deputise, stand in step in => cover Sense 3 substitute, replace => shift => reduce => truncate => retool => subrogate Sense 4 replace, put back => hang up Entailment of verb replace Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb replace 4 senses of replace Sense 1 replace => regenerate, renew Sense 2 supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon => succeed, come after follow Sense 3 substitute, replace => exchange, change, interchange Sense 4 replace, put back => put set place pose, position, lay Familiarity of verb replace replace used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb replace Sense 1 replace => regenerate, renew Sense 2 supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon => succeed, come after follow Sense 4 replace, put back => put set place pose, position, lay -------------- Sense 3 substitute, replace => exchange, change, interchange -------------- Overview of verb replace The verb replace has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (26) replace -- (substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced") 2. (22) supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon -- (take the place or move into the position of "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school") 3. (10) substitute, replace -- (put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk") 4. (7) replace, put back -- (put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them") Overview of verb replace The verb replace has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (26) replace -- (substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced") 2. (22) supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon -- (take the place or move into the position of "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school") 3. (10) substitute, replace -- (put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk") 4. (7) replace, put back -- (put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them")
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