substitute

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• /ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/ yod-coalescence
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• /ˈsʌb.stɪ.tut/ yod-dropping
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• Australian: /ˈsɐbstɪtjʉːt/
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• Australian: /ˈsɐbstɪt͡ʃʉːt/
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• New-Zealand: /ˈsɐbstətjʉːt/
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• New-Zealand: /ˈsɐbstət͡ʃʉːt/
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From Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituō, from sub- (“under; beneath”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”). Displaced native Old English spala (“a substitute”) and spelian (“to substitute”).

183 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: əvəz — replacement or stand-in
• Basque: -orde — replacement or stand-in
• Bulgarian: заме́стник (zaméstnik) — replacement or stand-in
• Bulgarian: замести́тел (zamestítel) — replacement or stand-in
• Catalan: substitut — replacement or stand-in
• Cherokee: ᎠᏓᏁᏟᏴᏍᏗᏍᎩ (adanetliyvsdisgi) — replacement or stand-in
• Czech: náhrada — replacement or stand-in
• Czech: náhradník — replacement or stand-in
• Danish: erstatning — replacement or stand-in
• Danish: substitut — replacement or stand-in
• Danish: surrogat — replacement or stand-in
• Dutch: vervanger — replacement or stand-in
• Dutch: plaatsvervanger — replacement or stand-in
• Dutch: vervanging — replacement or stand-in
• Esperanto: anstataŭaĵo — replacement or stand-in
• Esperanto: anstataŭulo — replacement or stand-in
• Finnish: sijainen — replacement or stand-in
• Finnish: korvike — replacement or stand-in
• Finnish: varaosa — replacement or stand-in
• French: remplaçant — replacement or stand-in
• French: substitut — replacement or stand-in
• Georgian: ჩამნაცვლებელი (čamnacvlebeli) — replacement or stand-in
• Georgian: ჩანაცვლა (čanacvla) — replacement or stand-in
• German: Ersatz — replacement or stand-in
• Greek: αναπληρωτής (anaplirotís) — replacement or stand-in
• Greek: αντικαταστάτης (antikatastátis) — replacement or stand-in
• Greek: υποκατάστατο (ypokatástato) — replacement or stand-in
• Hindi: प्रत्याम्नाय (pratyāmnāy) — replacement or stand-in
• Hungarian: -helyettesítő — replacement or stand-in
• Hungarian: -pótlék — replacement or stand-in
• Hungarian: -pótló — replacement or stand-in
• Hungarian: pótszer — replacement or stand-in
• Indonesian: pengganti — replacement or stand-in
• Italian: sostituto — replacement or stand-in
• Italian: rimpiazzo — replacement or stand-in
• Japanese: 代替 (daitai) — replacement or stand-in
• Latin: vicārius — replacement or stand-in
• Latin: vicāria — replacement or stand-in
• Latvian: vietnieks — replacement or stand-in
• Latvian: vietniece — replacement or stand-in
• Macedonian: замена (zamena) — replacement or stand-in
• Māori: whakakapi — replacement or stand-in
• Māori: kaitiriwā — replacement or stand-in
• Māori: whākapi — replacement or stand-in
• Māori: kakapinga — replacement or stand-in
• Norn: tilvid — replacement or stand-in
• Polish: substytut — replacement or stand-in
• Polish: zamiennik — replacement or stand-in
• Polish: zastępnik — replacement or stand-in
• Polish: odpowiednik — replacement or stand-in
• Portuguese: substituto — replacement or stand-in
• Romanian: substitut — replacement or stand-in
• Romanian: înlocuitor — replacement or stand-in
• Romanian: locțiitor — replacement or stand-in
• Romanian: substituent — replacement or stand-in
• Romanian: substituitor — replacement or stand-in
• Russian: замени́тель (zamenítelʹ) — replacement or stand-in
• Russian: заме́на (zaména) — replacement or stand-in
• Russian: суррога́т (surrogát) — replacement or stand-in
• Serbo-Croatian: надоместак — replacement or stand-in
• Serbo-Croatian: замена — replacement or stand-in
• Serbo-Croatian: nadomjestak — replacement or stand-in
• Serbo-Croatian: supstitut — replacement or stand-in
• Serbo-Croatian: zamjena — replacement or stand-in
• Slovene: nadomestek — replacement or stand-in
• Spanish: sustituto — replacement or stand-in
• Spanish: substituto — replacement or stand-in
• Swedish: substitut — replacement or stand-in
• Tagalog: halili — replacement or stand-in
• Telugu: ప్రత్యామ్నాయం (pratyāmnāyaṁ) — replacement or stand-in
• Turkish: yedek — replacement or stand-in
• Ottoman Turkish: عوض (ʼivâz) — replacement or stand-in
• Ukrainian: заміна (zamina) — replacement or stand-in
• Azerbaijani: əvəzçi — player who is available to replace another
• Bulgarian: смя́на (smjána) — player who is available to replace another
• Danish: udskifter — player who is available to replace another
• Finnish: vaihtopelaaja — player who is available to replace another
• Galician: suplente — player who is available to replace another
• German: Ersatzspieler — player who is available to replace another
• German: Austauschspieler — player who is available to replace another
• German: Auswechselspieler — player who is available to replace another
• Greek: αναπληρωματικός (anapliromatikós) — player who is available to replace another
• Hungarian: cserejátékos — player who is available to replace another
• Hungarian: csere — player who is available to replace another
• Hungarian: tartalék játékos — player who is available to replace another
• Hungarian: tartalék — player who is available to replace another
• Irish: ionadaí — player who is available to replace another
• Irish: fear ionaid — player who is available to replace another
• Irish: bean ionaid — player who is available to replace another
• Japanese: 補欠 — player who is available to replace another
• Japanese: 控え (hikae) — player who is available to replace another
• Japanese: 予備 (yobi) — player who is available to replace another
• Māori: whakakapi — player who is available to replace another
• Portuguese: suplente — player who is available to replace another
• Russian: заме́на (zaména) — player who is available to replace another
• Swedish: avbytare — player who is available to replace another
• Turkish: yedek oyuncu — player who is available to replace another
• Arabic: اِسْتَبْدَلَ (istabdala) — to use in place of something else
• Azerbaijani: əvəz etmək — to use in place of something else
• Bulgarian: заме́ствам (zaméstvam) — to use in place of something else
• Catalan: substituir — to use in place of something else
• Chinese Cantonese: 代替 (doi6 tai3) — to use in place of something else
• Chinese Mandarin: 代替 (dàitì) — to use in place of something else
• Chinese Mandarin: 替代 (tìdài) — to use in place of something else
• Chinese Mandarin: 替 (tì) — to use in place of something else
• Czech: nahradit — to use in place of something else
• Danish: erstatte — to use in place of something else
• Danish: substituere — to use in place of something else
• Dutch: vervangen — to use in place of something else
• Dutch: substitueren — to use in place of something else
• Esperanto: anstataŭigi — to use in place of something else
• Finnish: korvata — to use in place of something else
• French: mettre en place de — to use in place of something else
• French: remplacer — to use in place of something else
• French: substituer — to use in place of something else
• Galician: substituír — to use in place of something else
• German: ersetzen — to use in place of something else
• Greek: υποκαθιστώ (ypokathistó) — to use in place of something else
• Greek: αντικαθιστώ (antikathistó) — to use in place of something else
• Greek: αναπληρώνω (anapliróno) — to use in place of something else
• Ancient Greek: ἀνθυπαλλάσσω (anthupallássō) — to use in place of something else
• Hebrew: הֵמִיר (hemír) — to use in place of something else
• Hungarian: helyettesít — to use in place of something else
• Hungarian: használ helyette — to use in place of something else
• Ido: substitucar — to use in place of something else
• Italian: sostituire — to use in place of something else
• Japanese: 替える (kaeru) — to use in place of something else
• Japanese: 代える (kaeru) — to use in place of something else
• Japanese: 替わる (kawaru) — to use in place of something else
• Japanese: 代用する — to use in place of something else
• Korean: 대용하다 (daeyonghada) — to use in place of something else
• Latin: substituō — to use in place of something else
• Māori: whakakapi — to use in place of something else
• Māori: rīwhi — to use in place of something else
• Polish: podstawiać — to use in place of something else
• Polish: zamienić — to use in place of something else
• Polish: zastąpić — to use in place of something else
• Portuguese: substituir — to use in place of something else
• Romanian: înlocui — to use in place of something else
• Romanian: substitui — to use in place of something else
• Russian: заменя́ть (zamenjátʹ) — to use in place of something else
• Russian: замени́ть (zamenítʹ) — to use in place of something else
• Russian: замеща́ть (zameščátʹ) — to use in place of something else
• Russian: замести́ть (zamestítʹ) — to use in place of something else
• Serbo-Croatian: надоместити — to use in place of something else
• Serbo-Croatian: заменити — to use in place of something else
• Serbo-Croatian: nadomjestiti — to use in place of something else
• Serbo-Croatian: zamijeniti — to use in place of something else
• Serbo-Croatian: supstituirati — to use in place of something else
• Spanish: sustituir — to use in place of something else
• Spanish: substituir — to use in place of something else
• Swedish: ersätta — to use in place of something else
• Swedish: substituera — to use in place of something else
• Ottoman Turkish: تعویض ایتمك (taʼviz etmek) — to use in place of something else
• Ukrainian: заміня́ти (zaminjáty) — to use in place of something else
• Welsh: amnewid — to use in place of something else
• Azerbaijani: dəyişmək — to use X in place of Y
• Azerbaijani: dəyişdirmək — to use X in place of Y
• Azerbaijani: əvəz etmək — to use X in place of Y
• Bulgarian: сме́ням (sménjam) — to use X in place of Y
• Finnish: korvata — to use X in place of Y
• Hungarian: pótol — to use X in place of Y
• Finnish: korvata — to replace X with Y — see also replace
• Hungarian: lecserél — to replace X with Y — see also replace
• Japanese: 取り替える (torikaeru) — to replace X with Y — see also replace
• Japanese: 交換する (kōkan suru) — to replace X with Y — see also replace
• Thai: แทน (tɛɛn) — to replace X with Y — see also replace
• Bulgarian: сме́ням (sménjam) — sports: to remove from the field and bring on another player
• Catalan: canviar — sports: to remove from the field and bring on another player
• Catalan: substituir — sports: to remove from the field and bring on another player
• Danish: udskifte — sports: to remove from the field and bring on another player
• Finnish: vaihtaa — sports: to remove from the field and bring on another player
• Finnish: panna vaihtoon — sports: to remove from the field and bring on another player
• Finnish: korvata — sports: to remove from the field and bring on another player
• German: auswechseln — sports: to remove from the field and bring on another player
• Greek: αλλάζω (allázo) — sports: to remove from the field and bring on another player
• Hungarian: lecserél — sports: to remove from the field and bring on another player
• Japanese: 交代する (kōtai suru) — sports: to remove from the field and bring on another player
• Esperanto: anstataŭi — to serve as a replacement
• Finnish: korvata — to serve as a replacement
• Finnish: toimia sijaisena — to serve as a replacement
• Finnish: sijaistaa — to serve as a replacement
• Hungarian: helyettesít — to serve as a replacement