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Definitions for Substitute

[1] a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
[2] (formerly) a person who, for payment, served in an army or navy in the place of a conscript.
[3] Grammar . a word that functions as a replacement for any member of a class of words or constructions, as do in He doesn't know but I do.
[4] to put (a person or thing) in the place of another.
[5] to take the place of; replace.
[6] Chemistry . to replace (one or more elements or groups in a compound) by other elements or groups.
[7] to act as a substitute.
[8] of or relating to a substitute or substitutes.
[9] composed of substitutes.
[10] (often foll by for) to serve or cause to serve in place of another person or thing
[11] chem to replace (an atom or group in a molecule) with (another atom or group)
[12] logic maths to replace (one expression) by (another) in the context of a third, as replacing x + y for x in 3 x = k gives 3 x + 3 y = k
[13] a person or thing that serves in place of another, such as a player in a game who takes the place of an injured colleague (as modifier ) a substitute goalkeeper Often shortened to: sub
[14] grammar another name for pro-form
[15] Canadian another name for supply teacher
[16] nautical another word for repeater (def. 5)
[17] (formerly) a person paid to replace another due for military service

Words related to Substitute

surrogate, backup, replacement, stand-in, supplant, swap, replace, dummy, stopgap, temporary, ersatz, imitation, alternate, pseudo, second, counterfeit, makeshift, acting, near, simulated

Words nearby Substitute

substantive right, substantivize, substation, substernal goiter, substituent, substitute, substitution, substitution cipher, substitution product, substitution reaction, substitution therapy

Origin of Substitute

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin substitūtus (past participle of substituere to put in place of), equivalent to sub- sub- + -stitū-, combining form of statū-, past participle stem of statuere (see substituent) + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from Substitute

sub·sti·tut·a·ble , adjective
sub·sti·tut·a·bil·i·ty , noun
sub·sti·tut·er , noun
sub·sti·tut·ing·ly , adverb
sub·sti·tu·tion , noun
sub·sti·tu·tion·al , sub·sti·tu·tion·ar·y [suhb-sti-too -shuh -ner-ee, -tyoo -] /ˌsʌb stɪˈtu ʃəˌnɛr i, -ˈtyu-/ , adjective
sub·sti·tu·tion·al·ly , adverb
in·ter·sub·sti·tut·a·bil·i·ty , noun
in·ter·sub·sti·tut·a·ble , adjective
in·ter·sub·sti·tu·tion , noun
non·sub·sti·tut·ed , adjective
non·sub·sti·tu·tion , noun
non·sub·sti·tu·tion·al , adjective
non·sub·sti·tu·tion·al·ly , adverb
non·sub·sti·tu·tion·ar·y , adjective
pre·sub·sti·tute , verb (used with object), pre·sub·sti·tut·ed, pre·sub·sti·tut·ing.
pre·sub·sti·tu·tion , noun
pro·sub·sti·tu·tion , adjective
un·sub·sti·tut·ed , adjective

Word origin for Substitute

C16: from Latin substituere, from sub- in place of + statuere to set up

Synonyms for Substitute

acting, alternate, backup, counterfeit, dummy, ersatz, imitation, makeshift, mock, near, proxy, pseudo, replacement, representative, reserve, second, sham, simulated, stopgap, surrogate, temporary, additional, another, artificial, experimental, false, other, provisional, spurious, substitutive, supplemental, supplementary, supposititious, symbolic, tentative, vicarial, vicarious