remplacer

Definitions of remplacer
  1. verb
    be a substitute
    synonyms: substituer
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    type of:
    changer, interchanger, échanger
    give to, and receive from, one another
  2. verb
    appoint as a substitute
    synonyms: faire l'intérim de
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    type of:
    charger, nommer
    assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
  3. verb
    put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
    synonyms: substituer
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    types:
    simplifier
    simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
    type of:
    altérer, changer, modifier, qualifier
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  4. verb
    exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
    synonyms: échanger
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    type of:
    substituer
    substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
  5. verb
    substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
    synonyms: substituer
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    types:
    échanger
    exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
    changer
    remove or replace the coverings of
    type of:
    renouveler, rénover
    reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
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