To restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like.
- When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.
- The earl...was replaced in his government. — Francis Bacon.
To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed.
- You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning.
To supply or substitute an equivalent for.
- I replaced my car with a newer model.
- The batteries were dead so I replaced them.
To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfil the end or office of.
- This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier.
- This duty of right intention does not replace or supersede the duty of consideration. — William Whewell.
To demolish a building and build a updated form of that building in its place.
To place again.
To put in a new or different place.