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to act as a substitute

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  • substitute — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deputy, double, ghost writer, dummy, relief, fill in, stand in, understudy, proxy, alternate, surrogate, backup, replacement, ringer*, ghost*, sub*, pinch hitter*; see also agent 1 , assistant , delegate . v. 1. [To… …   English dictionary for students

  • substitute — 1. noun substitutes for permanent employees Syn: replacement, deputy, relief, proxy, reserve, surrogate, cover, stand in, locum (tenens), understudy; informal sub, pinch hitter 2. adjective a substitute teacher Syn: acting, supply …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • substitute — n. & v. n. 1 a (also attrib.) a person or thing acting or serving in place of another. b an artificial alternative to a natural substance (butter substitute). 2 Sc. Law a deputy. v. 1 intr. & tr. (often foll. by for) act or cause to act as a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • substitute — substitutable, adj. substitutability, n. substituter, n. substitutingly, adv. substitution, n. substitutional, substitutionary /sub sti tooh sheuh ner ee, tyooh /, adj …   Universalium

  • substitute — sub•sti•tute [[t]ˈsʌb stɪˌtut, ˌtyut[/t]] n. v. tut•ed, tut•ing, adj. 1) a person or thing acting or serving in place of another 2) amh. mil (formerly) a person who, for payment, served in an army or navy in the place of a conscript 3) gram. a… …   From formal English to slang

  • substitute — [adj] alternative acting, additional, alternate, another, artificial, backup, counterfeit, dummy, ersatz*, experimental, false, imitation, makeshift, mock, near, other, provisional, proxy, pseudo*, replacement, representative, reserve, second,… …   New thesaurus

  • act — 1 n 1 a: something done by a person in accordance with his or her free will a tortious act see also actus reus b: the failure to do something that one has a legal duty to do – called also negative act; 2 a …   Law dictionary

  • substitute — [sub′stə to͞ot΄, sub′stətyo͞ot΄] n. [ME < L substitutus, pp. of substituere, to put instead of < sub , under + statuere, to put, place: see STATUE] 1. a person or thing serving or used in place of another 2. Gram. any word or word group, as …   English World dictionary

  • act — act1 [akt] n. [ME < OFr acte < L actus, a doing or moving, actum, thing done, pp. of agere, to do < IE base * ag̑ , to drive, do > Gr agein, to lead] 1. a thing done; deed 2. an action; doing [caught in the act of stealing] 3. a… …   English World dictionary

  • act as agent — I verb act as intermediary, act as substitute, act as surrogate, act for, act in place of, answer for, appear for, designate to represent, front for, intercede, represent, serve in one s stead, stand for, stand in the stead of II index intercede… …   Law dictionary

  • act as broker — index represent (substitute) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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