Meaning & use
replace
To put something new or different in the place of something else, especially something broken, old, or lost.
See it in a sentence
We need to replace the batteries in the smoke detector.
The company replaced its outdated software with a faster system.
A note on using this word
Replace takes a direct object for the thing being removed, and is often followed by 'with' to name its replacement.
Words with a similar meaning
substituteswap
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Words with an opposite meaning
keepretain
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