Definitions for replace

replace re·place

Spelling: [ri-pleys]
IPA: /rɪˈpleɪs/

Replace is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 181 anagrams from letters in replace (aceelpr).

Definitions for replace

verb (used with object)

  1. to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing):
  2. to provide a substitute or equivalent in the place of:
  3. to restore; return; make good:
  4. to restore to a former or the proper place:

Origin of replace

First recorded in 1585-95; re- + place

Examples for replace

I must not pretend, then, that I have a system ready to replace all the other systems.

It has grown from a rotten root—striving to replace human judgment with detailed dictates.

Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will be renamed.

But Klein offers nothing specific to replace that structurelessness.

When they are quite dry, take them out, and replace them with others.

She tried to replace the package of letters exactly as she had found them.

Because this food source could abruptly disappear at any time, cutworm moths cannot be counted on to replace pine nuts.

When this spirit of citizenship is missing, no government program can replace it.

He also wants to “replace every existing organism with a better one.”

But this year, instead of simply voting against Boehner on Tuesday, at least two members of the group are vying to replace him.

Word Value for replace
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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