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substitute for

   Also found in: Legal 0.01 sec.
substitute someone for (someone else) and substitute something for something else
to exchange someone or something for someone or something else; to replace someone or something with someone or something else. Shall I substitute Fred for Mary in the front office? Please substitute fish for beef on my dinner order.
See also: substitute

substitute for someone or something

to serve as a replacement for someone or something. I have to substitute for Roger at work this weekend. Do you think that this will substitute for the one you wanted?
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Also, be sure to leave markers on the pages of your teaching materials that she will be using while they substitute for you.
All of these will provide you with a substitute for the taste of milk yet are absent the ingredients that cause adverse reactions.
There are allot of people who can deal with this mechanical life on the surface, but below the surface they have found a coping mechanism, a substitute for love, a way of supporting their spirit while it dies.
 
 
 
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