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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  Substitute
       
           (SUB) ASCII character 26.
       
          [Why?]
       
          (1996-06-28)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
           Some few verses are inserted or substituted in the room
           of others.                               --Congreve.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  substitute
       adj 1: being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a
              team [syn: second-string, substitute(a)]
       2: capable of substituting in any of several positions on a
          team; "a utility infielder" [syn: utility(a), substitute(a)]
       3: artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute
          coffee" [syn: ersatz]
       n 1: a person or thing that takes or can take the place of
            another [syn: replacement]
       2: an athlete who plays only when another member of the team
          drops out [syn: reserve]
       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, 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"
            [syn: replace]
       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: sub, stand in, fill
          in]
       3: act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who
          suffered from a cold" [syn: deputize, deputise, step
          in]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  substitute
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 υποκατάστατο
     2 αναπληρωτής, αντικαταστάτης
     3 αντιπρόσωπος
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 αντικαθιστώ, αναπληρώνω
     2 υποκαθιστώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  substitute
     n.
     1 A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar
  result or purpose.
     2 (lb en sports) A player who is available to replace another if the
  need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
     3 (lb en historical) One who enlists for military service in the
  place of a conscript.
     4 (lb en economics) (abbr of en substitute good)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same
  function.
     2 (lb en transitive in the phrase "substitute X for Y") To
  use X in place of Y.
     3 (lb en transitive formerly proscribed in the phrase
  "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X
  with Y.
     4 (lb en transitive sports) To remove (a player) from the field of
  play and bring on another in his place.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  substitute
     n.
     1 A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar
  result or purpose.
     2 (lb en sports) A player who is available to replace another if the
  need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
     3 (lb en historical) One who enlists for military service in the
  place of a conscript.
     4 (lb en economics) (abbr of en substitute good)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same
  function.
     2 (lb en transitive in the phrase "substitute X for Y") To
  use X in place of Y.
     3 (lb en transitive formerly proscribed in the phrase
  "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X
  with Y.
     4 (lb en transitive sports) To remove (a player) from the field of
  play and bring on another in his place.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  substitute
     n.
     1 A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar
  result or purpose.
     2 (lb en sports) A player who is available to replace another if the
  need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
     3 (lb en historical) One who enlists for military service in the
  place of a conscript.
     4 (lb en economics) (abbr of en substitute good)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same
  function.
     2 (lb en transitive in the phrase "substitute X for Y") To
  use X in place of Y.
     3 (lb en transitive formerly proscribed in the phrase
  "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X
  with Y.
     4 (lb en transitive sports) To remove (a player) from the field of
  play and bring on another in his place.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  substitute
     n.
     1 A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar
  result or purpose.
     2 (lb en sports) A player who is available to replace another if the
  need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
     3 (lb en historical) One who enlists for military service in the
  place of a conscript.
     4 (lb en economics) (abbr of en substitute good)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same
  function.
     2 (lb en transitive in the phrase "substitute X for Y") To
  use X in place of Y.
     3 (lb en transitive formerly proscribed in the phrase
  "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X
  with Y.
     4 (lb en transitive sports) To remove (a player) from the field of
  play and bring on another in his place.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  substitute
     Englanti n.
     1 sijainen
     2 korvike
     3 (yhteys taloustiede k=en) substituutti
     Englanti vb.
     1 korvata, asettaa jonkin tilalle
     2 toimia jonkun sijaisena, sijaistaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  substitute
     Engelska n.
     substitut, ersättning, ersättare
     Engelska vb.
     substituera, ersätta

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  substitute /sˈʌbstɪtjˌuːt/
  vervang

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Substitute /sˈʌbstɪtjˌuːt/
  البديل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  substitute //ˈsʌbstɪtjut// //ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt// //ˈsʌbstɪtut// //ˈsʌbstɪtʃuːt// 
  1. смя́на
  player who is available to replace another
  2. заме́стник, замести́тел
  replacement or stand-in

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  substitute //ˈsʌbstɪtjut// //ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt// //ˈsʌbstɪtut// //ˈsʌbstɪtʃuːt// 
  1. сме́ням 2.
  sports: to remove from the field and bring on another player
   3.
  to use X in place of Y
  2. заме́ствам
  to use in place of something else