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Replace and Shared

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"
  • (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.

verb

  • Have in common.
    • usage: "Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border"
  • Use jointly or in common.
  • Have, give, or receive a share of.
    • usage: "We shared the cake"
  • Give out as one's portion or share.
  • Communicate.
    • usage: "I'd like to share this idea with you"

adjective

  • Have in common; held or experienced in common.
    • usage: "two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei"; "a shared interest in philately"
  • Distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose.
(imp.&p.p.) of Share.