serve as a substitute
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serve as a substitute — index succeed (follow) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
substitute — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French substitut, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituere to put in place of, from sub + statuere to set up, place more at statute Date: 15th century a person or thing that takes the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
substitute — [adj] alternative acting, additional, alternate, another, artificial, backup, counterfeit, dummy, ersatz*, experimental, false, imitation, makeshift, mock, near, other, provisional, proxy, pseudo*, replacement, representative, reserve, second,… … New thesaurus
substitute — ► NOUN 1) a person or thing acting or serving in place of another. 2) a sports player eligible to replace another after a match has begun. ► VERB 1) use, add, or serve in place of. 2) replace with another. 3) replace (a sports player) with a… … English terms dictionary
substitute — [sub′stə to͞ot΄, sub′stətyo͞ot΄] n. [ME < L substitutus, pp. of substituere, to put instead of < sub , under + statuere, to put, place: see STATUE] 1. a person or thing serving or used in place of another 2. Gram. any word or word group, as … English World dictionary
substitute — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good ▪ acceptable, adequate, perfect, satisfactory, suitable ▪ healthy ▪ … Collocations dictionary
substitute — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deputy, double, ghost writer, dummy, relief, fill in, stand in, understudy, proxy, alternate, surrogate, backup, replacement, ringer*, ghost*, sub*, pinch hitter*; see also agent 1 , assistant , delegate . v. 1. [To… … English dictionary for students
substitute — noun 1》 a person or thing acting or serving in place of another. 2》 a sports player nominated as eligible to replace another after a match has begun. 3》 Scots Law a deputy. verb 1》 (usu. substitute something for) use, add, or serve in place of.… … English new terms dictionary
substitute — n. & v. n. 1 a (also attrib.) a person or thing acting or serving in place of another. b an artificial alternative to a natural substance (butter substitute). 2 Sc. Law a deputy. v. 1 intr. & tr. (often foll. by for) act or cause to act as a… … Useful english dictionary
serve — verb 1) they served their masters faithfully Syn: work for, be in the service of, be employed by; obey 2) this job serves the community Syn: be of service to, be of use to, help, assist, aid, make a contribution to … Thesaurus of popular words
substitute something for — use, add, or serve in place of. → substitute … English new terms dictionary
