replaced

From the verb replace: (⇒ conjugate)

replaced is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•place /rɪˈpleɪs/   v. [~ + object] , -placed, -plac•ing. 

1. to take on the function or duties of;
   substitute for;
   take the place of:
   Computers have replaced typewriters in most offices.
2. to provide a substitute or equivalent for:
   to replace a broken dish.
3. to restore to or put back in the proper place:
   He replaced the book on the shelf.

re•place•a•ble, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•place  (ri plās′), v.t., -placed, -plac•ing. 

1. to assume the former role, position, or function of;
   substitute for (a person or thing):
   Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
2. to provide a substitute or equivalent in the place of:
   to replace a broken dish.
3. to restore;
   return;
   make good:
   to replace a sum of money borrowed.
4. to restore to a former or the proper place:
   to replace the vase on the table.

• re- + place 1585–95

re•place′a•ble, adj. 
re•place′a•bil′i•ty, n. 
re•plac′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. succeed.
  Replace, supersede, supplant refer to putting one thing or person in place of another. To replace is to take the place of, to succeed:
  Ms. Jones will replace Mr. Smith as president.
  Supersede implies that that which is replacing another is an improvement:
  The typewriter has superseded the pen.
  Supplant implies that that which takes the other's place has ousted the former holder and usurped the position or function, esp. by art or fraud:
  to supplant a former favorite.
• 3. refund, repay.

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replace / rɪˈpleɪs/ verb (transitive)

1. to take the place of; supersede
2. to substitute a person or thing for (another which has ceased to fulfil its function); put in place of: to replace an old pair of shoes
3. to put back or return; restore to its rightful place

reˈplaceable adjective

reˌplaceaˈbility noun

reˈplacer noun