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Pronunciation : Sub"stit"ute
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. substitutus, p.p. of substituere to put under, put in the place of; sub under + statuere to put, place: cf. F. substitut. See Statute.]
Definition : Defn: One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else; specifically (Mil.),

Defn: a person who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript or drafted man. Hast thou not made me here thy substitute Milton. Ladies [in Shakespeare's age] . . . wore masks as the sole substitute known to our ancestors for the modern parasol. De Quincey.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sub"stit"ute
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Substitute, n.]
Definition : Defn: To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange. Some few verses are inserted or substituted in the room of others. Congreve.

t. [imp. & p. p. Substituted; p. pr. & vb. n. Substituting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913