verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɹɪˈpleɪs/
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Australian:/ɹɪˈplæɪs/
rhymes with -eɪs
CMU ARPABET:R IY2 P L EY1 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:ER0 P L EY1 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To refund; to repay; to pay back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To supply or substitute an equivalent with.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
I replaced my car with a newer model.
The batteries were dead so I replaced them.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To take over the position or role from.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To take the place of; to be used instead of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To place again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
To put in a new or different place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
verb
Meaning 9
substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
He replaced the old razor blade
We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago