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Word entry · 10 letters

substitute

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"Replacement player"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/Part of speech adjective, verb, nounSorted beisstttuuStarts with SEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. artificial and inferior

Word origin

From Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituō, from sub- (“under; beneath”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”).

Used in a sentence

  • I had no shallots so I substituted onion.
  • I had to substitute new parts for the old ones.
  • I had to substitute old parts with the new ones.

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