replaces

verb

(transitive) To supply or substitute an equivalent with.

(transitive) To take the place of; to be used instead of.

(transitive) To take over the position or role from.

(transitive) To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.

(transitive) To refund; to repay; to pay back.

(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.

Roots

plateaplace- · Greek · open space

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Where does replaces come from?

The word replaces breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root place-, from Greek platea (“open space”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.