replace
/rɪ'pleɪs/
verb
7 letters2 syllables11 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
VERB
1
Put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items.
“the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt”
2
Put something back where it belongs.
“replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it”
3
Take the place or move into the position of.
“Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left”
“Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school”
4
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”
WORD FORMS
Related formreplacement
Related formreplacing
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latineplaceray
Starts & ends withR … E
Syllablesre · place
SYNONYMS & RELATED9
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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