different between replace vs reestablish
replace
English
Etymology
re- +? place
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???ple?s/
- Rhymes: -e?s
Verb
replace (third-person singular simple present replaces, present participle replacing, simple past and past participle replaced)
- (transitive) To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back
- 1622, Francis Bacon, History of the Reign of King Henry VII
- The earl...was replaced in his government.
- 1622, Francis Bacon, History of the Reign of King Henry VII
- (transitive) To refund; to repay; to pay back
- (transitive) To supply or substitute an equivalent for
- (transitive) to take over the position or role from.
- Next Wednesday, four women and 15 men on the Crown Nominations Commission will gather for two days of prayer and horsetrading to replace Rowan Williams as archbishop of Canterbury.
- (transitive) To take the place of; to be used instead of
- 1845, William Whewell, The Elements of Morality: Including Polity
- This duty of right intention does not replace or supersede the duty of consideration.
- 1845, William Whewell, The Elements of Morality: Including Polity
- (transitive) To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.
- (transitive, rare) To place again.
- (transitive, rare) To put in a new or different place.
Synonyms
- (to supply or substitute an equivalent for): exchange, swap; See also Thesaurus:switch
Derived terms
- replaceable
- replacee
- replacement
- replacer
- replacing switch
- replacive
See also
- eliminate
Translations
References
replace in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- percale
French
Verb
replace
- first-person singular present indicative of replacer
- third-person singular present indicative of replacer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of replacer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of replacer
- second-person singular imperative of replacer
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- what replaced the articles of confederation
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- what replaced the iron lung
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reestablish
English
Alternative forms
- re-establish
- reëstablish
Etymology
re- +? establish
Verb
reestablish (third-person singular simple present reestablishes, present participle reestablishing, simple past and past participle reestablished)
- (transitive) To establish again.
- (transitive) To restore to a previously operational state. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Translations
Anagrams
- establisher
reestablish From the web:
- what reestablished slavery in disguise
- what reestablish means
- what does establish mean
- what act established collective bargaining
- what does reestablish
- which tribe established and rebuilt schools
- re established credit
- what do establish mean
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