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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another;
[syn: substitute, replacement]

2. an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced;
[syn: substitute, reserve, second-stringer]

3. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult);
- Example: "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"
- Example: "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
[syn: stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in]


VERB (3)

1. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items;
- Example: "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"
- Example: "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"
- Example: "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
[syn: substitute, replace, interchange, exchange]

2. be a substitute;
- Example: "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"
- Example: "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"
[syn: substitute, sub, stand in, fill in]

3. act as a substitute;
- Example: "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
[syn: substitute, deputize, deputise, step in]


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team;
- Example: "a utility infielder"
[syn: utility(a), substitute(a)]

2. serving or used in place of another;
- Example: "an alternative plan"
[syn: alternate, alternative, substitute]

3. artificial and inferior;
- Example: "ersatz coffee"
- Example: "substitute coffee"
[syn: ersatz, substitute]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Substitute \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. [1913 Webster] Hast thou not made me here thy substitute? --Milton. [1913 Webster] Ladies [in Shakespeare's age] . . . wore masks as the sole substitute known to our ancestors for the modern parasol. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Substitute \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. [1913 Webster] Some few verses are inserted or substituted in the room of others. --Congreve. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

substitute adj 1: capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder" [syn: utility(a), substitute(a)] 2: serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan" [syn: alternate, alternative, substitute] 3: artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee" [syn: ersatz, substitute] n 1: a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another [syn: substitute, replacement] 2: an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced [syn: substitute, reserve, second-stringer] 3: 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" [syn: stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in] v 1: 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"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning" [syn: substitute, replace, interchange, exchange] 2: be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" [syn: substitute, sub, stand in, fill in] 3: act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" [syn: substitute, deputize, deputise, step in]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

148 Moby Thesaurus words for "substitute": additional, advocate, agent, alter ego, alternate, alternative, amicus curiae, analogy, another, attorney, backup, backup man, bit player, champion, change, change for, changeling, commute, comparison, compound for, copy, counterfeit, delegate, deputy, dernier ressort, displace, double, double for, dub in, dummy, equal, equivalent, ersatz, exchange, executive officer, expediency, expedient, exponent, extra, fake, false, father figure, father image, figurant, figurante, figurehead, fill-in, ghost, ghostwriter, give place to, imitation, lieutenant, locum, locum tenens, make do with, make way for, makeshift, metaphor, metonymy, mock, mother figure, mother surrogate, mute, next best thing, offer in exchange, other, paranymph, personnel, phony, pinch, pinch hitter, pinch-hit for, pleader, procurator, provisional, proxy, put up with, recourse, redeem, refuge, relay, relief, relieve, replace, replacement, representative, reserve, reserves, resort, ring in, ringer, second, second in command, second string, secondary, sham, shift with, sign, simulated, spare, spares, spear-carrier, spurious, stand in for, stand-in, standby, stopgap, sub, substituent, substitute for, substitution, succedaneum, supe, super, supernumerary, superseder, supplant, supplanter, supplemental, supplementary, supply, support, supporting actor, supporting cast, surrogate, swap, switch, symbol, synecdoche, take in exchange, temporary, tentative, third string, token, trade, understudy, utility, utility man, utility player, vicar, vicar general, vicarious, vice, vice-president, vice-regent, vicegerent, walk-on, walking gentleman
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

Substitute SUB (SUB) ASCII character 26. [Why?] (1996-06-28)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

SUBSTITUTE, contracts. One placed under another to transact business for him; in letters of attorney, power is generally given to the attorney to nominate and appoint a substitute. 2. Without such power, the authority given to one person cannot in general be delegated to another, because it is a personal trust and confidence, and is not therefore transmissible. The authority is given to him to exercise his judgment and discretion, and it cannot be said that the trust and confidence reposed in him shall be exercised at the discretion of another. 2 Atk. 88; 2 Ves. 645. But an authority may be delegated to another, when the attorney has express power to do so. Bunb. 166; T. Jones, 110. See Story, Ag. Sec. 13, 14. When a man is drawn in the militia, he may in some cases hire a substitute.