Category:Substitute

Sub"stit"ute, n. Etym: [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.]

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.

Substitute Sub"stit"ute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Substituted; p. pr. & vb. n. Substituting.] Etym: [see substitute, n.]

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.