sostituire

Definitions of sostituire
  1. verb
    put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
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    types:
    ridurre
    simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
    type of:
    alterare, cambiare, fare cambiare, fare mutare, modificare, mutare
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  2. 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: cambiare, mutare, rimpiazzare
    soppiantare
    take the place or move into the position of
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    types:
    capitalizzare
    convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
    riciclare
    convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones
    type of:
    riallacciare, rimodernare, rinnovare, svecchiare
    reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
  3. verb
    be a substitute
    synonyms: sostituirsi
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    type of:
    permutare
    give to, and receive from, one another
  4. verb
    be the successor (of)
    synonyms: sostituirsi, subentrare, succedere
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    types:
    soppiantare
    take the place or move into the position of
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