Replace1. (v. t.) To place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like.
2. (v. t.) To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed.
3. (v. t.) To supply or substitute an equivalent for; as, to replace a lost document.
4. (v. t.) To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfill the end or office of.
5. (v. t.) To put in a new or different place.
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