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Meaning and definition for "substitute" word

[noun] a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
[noun] someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
[noun] an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out
[verb] 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"
[verb] be a substitute
[verb] act as a substitute for
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\Sub"stit"ute\, n. [L. substitutus, p. p. of substituere to put under, put in the place of; sub under + statuere to put, place: cf. F. substitut. See {Statute}.] One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else; specifically (Mil.), a person who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript or drafted man. Hast thou not made me here thy substitute? --Milton. Ladies [in Shakespeare's age] . . . wore masks as the sole substitute known to our ancestors for the modern parasol. --De Quincey.
\Sub"stit"ute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Substituted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Substituting}.] [See {Substitute}, n.] To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange. Some few verses are inserted or substituted in the room of others. --Congreve.

Synonyms for substitute

backup, backup man, deputise, deputize, fill in, fill-in, relief, reliever, replace, replacement, reserve, stand in, stand in, stand-in, step in, sub

See also: alternate | athlete | bench | bench warmer | change | compeer | cover | double | equal | equivalent | exchange | interchange | jock | locum | locum tenens | match | peer | pinch hitter | reduce | replace | replacement | retool | shift | stunt man | stunt woman | subrogate | succedaneum | successor | supersede | supervene upon | supplant | surrogate | truncate |

The fun area, different aproach to word »substitute«

Let's analyse "substitute" as pure text. This string has Ten letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ETUTITSBUS. Average typing speed for these characters is 2680 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: substitute: 3 + 9 + 3 + 5 = 20, reduced: 2 . and the final result is Two.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: substitute: 1 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 5 = 30, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
B (1) 2 High Priestess Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
S (2) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (3) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (2) 21 World Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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