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substituir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • displace verb To force people to leave their home or homeland.
  • renew verb To extend the length of something, such as a subscription, loan, or licence.
  • substitute verb To use one thing or person in place of another.
  • supersede verb To take the place of something older or less effective, so that the earlier version is no longer used or valid.
  • switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.

Senses

substituir is used for these senses in English:

  • displace To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
  • fill in (transitive, idiomatic) To inform somebody, especially to supply someone missing or missed information.
  • fill in (intransitive, idiomatic) To substitute for somebody or something.
  • renew (transitive, intransitive) To extend a period of loan, especially a library book that is due to be returned.
  • stand in for (idiomatic, transitive) To replace; to act as a double or substitute for.
  • step in (intransitive) To act as a replacement or substitute.
  • supersede (transitive) To take the place of.

displace — full definition

  1. verb To force people to leave their home or homeland.
  2. verb To take the place of something or someone, often by being better suited.
  3. verb To move something out of its normal or original position.

renew — full definition

  1. verb To extend the length of something, such as a subscription, loan, or licence.
  2. verb To make something feel fresh, restored, or reinvigorated again.

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