to substitute one word for another

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• substitute — [[t]sʌ̱bstɪtjuːt, AM tuːt[/t]] ♦♦♦ substitutes, substituting, substituted 1) V ERG If you substitute one thing for another, or if one thing substitutes for another, it takes the place or performs the function of the other thing. [V n for n] They… …   English dictionary

• substitute —  should be followed only by for. You substitute one thing for another. If you find yourself following the word with by or with or any other preposition, you should choose another verb …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• substitute —    should be followed only by for. You substitute one thing for another. If you find yourself following the word with by or with or any other preposition, you should choose another verb …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• for — [[t]fə(r), STRONG fɔː(r)[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, for is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information, and in phrasal verbs such as account for and make up for . It is also used with… …   English dictionary

• One Song to the Tune of Another — was the first game played on the BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game I m Sorry I Haven t a Clue and is still almost always played every other episode. It consists of panellists singing the lyrics of one song to the tune of another song, accompanied on… …   Wikipedia

• Homophone Word Game — Homophone word games are games that use pairs or sets of homophones to create humorous and clever plays on words. They often involve the creation of a puzzle to which the answer is a pair of homophones.Homophones (game) Homophones is a word game… …   Wikipedia

• substitute — I UK [ˈsʌbstɪˌtjuːt] / US [ˈsʌbstɪˌtut] verb Word forms substitute : present tense I/you/we/they substitute he/she/it substitutes present participle substituting past tense substituted past participle substituted ** 1) [transitive] to use… …   English dictionary

• Word-sense disambiguation — Disambiguation redirects here. For other uses, see Disambiguation (disambiguation). In computational linguistics, word sense disambiguation (WSD) is an open problem of natural language processing, which governs the process of identifying which… …   Wikipedia

• substitute — sub|sti|tute1 [ sʌbstı,tut ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to use something new or different instead of what is normally used: Instead of using silicon, they have substituted a more flexible material. substitute something for something: You can… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Names for association football — For other usages of the word football see: football (word). The names of association football are the terms used to describe association football, the sport most commonly referred to in the English speaking world as football or soccer . Contents… …   Wikipedia

• Substitute (The Who song) — Single infobox | Name = Substitute Artist = The Who Released = 4 March 1966 (UK) April 5, 1966 (US) B side = Circles (Instant Party) (UK) Waltz for a Pig (USA) Format = Vinyl record (7 ) Recorded = 12 February 1966 at Olympic Sound Studios,… …   Wikipedia