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Replace and Changing

replace

verb

  • Substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected. )
    • usage: "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"
  • Take the place or move into the position of.
    • usage: "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
  • Put something back where it belongs.
    • usage: "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"
  • Put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items.
    • usage: "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
  • (v.t.) To put in a new or different place.
  • (v.t.) To place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition or the like.
  • (v.t.) To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfull the end or office of.
  • (v.t.) To supply or substitute an equivalent for; as, to replace a lost document.
  • (v.t.) To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
changing

verb

  • Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.
    • usage: "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
  • Undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.
    • usage: "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
  • Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence.
    • usage: "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
  • Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another.
    • usage: "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
  • Change clothes; put on different clothes.
    • usage: "Change before you go to the opera"
  • Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category.
    • usage: "Could you convert my dollars into pounds"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
  • Give to, and receive from, one another.
    • usage: "Would you change places with me"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
  • Change from one vehicle or transportation line to another.
    • usage: "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"
  • Become deeper in tone.
    • usage: "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
  • Remove or replace the coverings of.
    • usage: "Father had to learn how to change the baby"; "After each guest we changed the bed linens"

adjective

  • Marked by continuous change or effective action.
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(p.pr.&vb.n.) of Change.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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