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substituted

/ˈsʌbstɪtjuːtɪd/

Meanings
  • Verb

    To replace one thing with another.

    - "He substituted milk for water in the recipe."
    - "The coach substituted the injured player with a backup."

Synonyms

exchange , swap
Rhymes
Words rhyming with substituted
uttered , mattered , scattered
Variants
List of all variants of substituted that leads to same result
substitute , substituted , substitutes , substituting
Forms
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substitutes, substituted (past tense), substituting (present participle), substitution (noun)


Etymology
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From the Latin 'substituere', meaning 'to place under'.


Trivia
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  1. Substitution is a common practice in sports, especially in soccer and baseball.

  2. In chemistry, a substitution reaction is a type of chemical reaction where one atom or group of atoms is replaced by another in a molecule.


Related Concepts
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  1. synonym: A word or phrase that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or phrase. For example, 'replace' and 'substitute' are synonyms.

  2. paronym: A word that sounds similar to another word but has a different meaning. For example, 'substitute' and 'substitute teacher' are paronyms.


Culture
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Substitution is a common theme in various forms of literature, art, and music. In literature, it can be used as a metaphor for change or transformation. In art, it can be seen in the use of substitutions in surrealist painting. In music, it can be found in the practice of substituting chords or melodies in improvisation.

How to Memorize "substituted"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a game of chess where you replace one piece with another.
    - Visualize a recipe where you substitute one ingredient with another.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'substitute' with the idea of change or replacement.
    - Associate it with the idea of improvisation in music.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Soup is Substituted with Sour Milk Every Sunday' to remember the past tense form of the verb.
    - Use the mnemonic 'Substitute Teacher' to remember the meaning of the noun form.


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