Meaning

verb substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

verb take the place or move into the position of

verb put something back where it belongs

originEtymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English place English replace From re- + place.

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