substitute
substitute is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abalienate
- abalienation
- ablegate
- accredit
- acquire
- acting
- alien
- alienable
- alienate
- alienation
- alter
- and
- another
- answer
- appear
- archon
- assign
- assignment
- bargain
- barter
- behalf
- brief
- champion
- chancellor
- change
- come
- coming
- commissioner
- confer
- consign
- consul
- convey
- conveyance
- conveyancing
- delegate
- demise
- deputy
- devolution
- devolve
- director
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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