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substitute
'substitute' - used as an adjective
1. being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team
2. capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
3. artificial and inferior
substitute coffee

'substitute' - used as a noun
4. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
5. an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
6. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

'substitute' - used as a verb
7. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
substitute regular milk with fat-free milk
8. be a substitute
The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet
9. act as a substitute

derived forms
1. Substitute / Plural
substitutes
2. Substitute / Past
substituted
3. Substitute / Third Person
substitutes
4. Substitute / Present Participle
substituting
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The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.