1a person or thing acting or serving in place of another:soya milk is used as a substitute for dairy milk
a person or thing that becomes the object of love or another emotion which is deprived of its natural outlet:a father substitute
2a sports player nominated as eligible to replace another after a match has begun:Stewart was the Rovers substitute
3 Scots Law a deputy:a sheriff substitute
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Universal
1use or add in place of:dried rosemary can be substituted for the fresh herb
[no object] act or serve as a substitute:I found someone to substitute for me
replace (someone or something) with another:customs officers substituted the drugs with another substancethis was substituted by a new clause
Chemistry replace (an atom or group in a molecule, especially a hydrogen atom) with another:three of the hydrogen atoms of the methane molecule have been substituted by chlorine, bromine or iodine atoms
(as adjective substituted) Chemistry (of a compound) in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by other atoms or groups:a substituted terpenoid
2replace (a sports player) with a substitute during a match:he was substituted eleven minutes from time
