replaces
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Definitions ofreplaces
- To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back
Example: "When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset."
- To refund; to repay; to pay back
Example: "You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning."
- To supply or substitute an equivalent for
Example: "I replaced my car with a newer model."
- To take over the position or role from.
- To take the place of; to be used instead of
Example: "This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier."
- To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.
- To place again.
- To put in a new or different place.
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