substitute

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It was part of his project to remind his fellow-countrymen that they too must arm themselves if they ever wished to throw off the Roman yoke So long as the Romans substitute a Hebrew word or letter for the head of Tiberius on the coin we pay the tribute willingly, he said as they followed the crooked path through the rocks up the hillside towards Joseph's house.

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  1. noun One that takes the place of another; a replacement: "Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality” (Barbara Grizzuti Harrison).
  2. noun Grammar A word or construction used in place of another word, phrase, or clause.
  3. transitive verb To put or use (a person or thing) in place of another: "substituting moral power for physical force” (Elizabeth Cady Stanton).

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alternative ·  excuse ·  one ·  preparation ·  food ·  meal ·  taste ·  explanation ·  product ·  remedy ·  exchange ·  opportunity

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substitute:   substitutes ·  substituting ·  substituted
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  1. Middle English, from Old French substitut, from Latin substitūtus, past participle of substituere, to substitute : sub-, in place of; see sub- + statuere, to cause to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituere (later Italian sustituire = Spanish sustituir = Portuguese substituir = P. substituer), place under or next to, put instead of, substitute, from sub, under, + statuere, set up, station, cause to stand: see statute. Cf. constitute, institute.
  2. from French substitut = Provencal sustituit = Spanish Portuguese substituto = Italian sustituito (= Dutch substituut = G. Swedish Danish substitut, n.), from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituere, substitute: see substitute, v.
 

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/ˈsəbstɪtjut/
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