/reemplaˈθaɾ/
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Translation
to replace, to substitute
Word origin
From re- ('again') plus emplazar ('to place, to summon'), which comes from en plus plaza (from Latin platea, 'broad street'). The sense is to put something new in the place of another.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- platea
- English cognates
- place, plaza
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular (z to c before e)
Examples
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We have to replace the car battery.
buen .
No one can replace a good friend.
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The company replaced the old machines with new ones.
¿ ?
With which word can I replace this one?
lesionado .
They substituted the injured player in the thirtieth minute.
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