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What does the word substitute mean?

Part of speech: verb transitive

To put in the place of another; replace.

Part of speech: noun

Substitution.

Usage examples for substitute

Sudden indisposition had prevented the palatine attending, but his grandson knew well how to be his substitute. – Thaddeus of Warsaw by Jane Porter
Reading is nothing more than a substitute for thought of one's own. – The Art of Literature by Arthur Schopenhauer
Insist on pure Methylen Blue, accept no substitute. – The Veterinarian by Chas. J. Korinek